What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus?

…following Jesus is less like math and more like white water rafting. - Michael Spencer

If you’ve heard the phrase, “following Jesus”, you might be wondering what that means. Growing up, one of the songs I remember hearing often included the words, “I have decided to follow Jesus… No turning back, no turning back.” For many people, these were more than just words accompanied to music, it was a way of describing the Christian life.

For all intents and purposes, the Christian life is about following Jesus. What comes to mind for you when you hear that phrase? Is it equivalent to following a favorite sports team or following a public figure on social media?

The above quote is quite descriptive of what following Jesus looks like. It has less to do with logical neat steps and more ‘strap-on-your-seatbelt’ kind of life. This is to say that following Jesus is an adventure; a journey with unexpected twists and turns. When you read the story of Jesus, primarily in the New Testament Gospel witness accounts, you’ll find that there is hardly a dull moment. It is full of surprises and often very disorienting, but ultimately, it results in discovering the meaning and purpose of our lives.
Following Jesus will include: going places we never thought we would go, talking to people we never thought we would talk to (in a way we never thought possible), and seeing life in a more meaningful way. His way is love and love has a way of doing those things.

Now is a perfect time to consider following Him…even if you follow from a distance. If you want to take a next step in this direction, let me know.