October 28, 2013

To follow Christ you must pick up your cross, die daily and follow Him. This is no small statement. You must have a strong, very strong, commitment. Those who have are called strange, peculiar people. Why? Well, first of all those who talk this way and live out what they say have been dealt with by God. They know that God’s hand has been on them for some time; they have gone through seasons of preparation before God. Some of that has had to do with suffering, pain, failures, disappointments, and shame until now they know what they want in life, and they know who they want. They are not perfect individuals. Anytime they could quit or give up, but something inside of them won’t let them quit, won’t let them give up. They know that they have been bought with a price. They know that they no longer belong to themselves. And they have come to the place in their lives where all they live for, work for, strive for is to do the will of God and be found faithful.