What does it mean to follow Him?

Do you love Jesus? Really? Do I? I say I do. I feel like I do. I try my best to act like I do. Which one of those matters? All of them? Probably.

Jesus tells us to "love one another as I have loved you." That is his command right before he goes to the cross. How has he loved us? He was a servant. And not like, a casual one. He didn't just serve as the occasion popped up. No. He sought out opportunities to serve. He roamed the countryside looking for servant opportunities. His life was aimed at servanthood.

What is my life aimed at? Raising my boys? Loving my husband? Maybe those are more like responsibilities. I don't get a high five for doing that, because obviously, I would do that. I love my boys, I love my husband. Lots of people do that- love their family. But where am I aiming? What does my life say about me?

I know what I want it to say.

It is one thing to give of your abundance. And in America, we all pretty much have abundance. A fully stocked grocery store every five miles- that is abundance. To give as an American takes a bit more...

As Christians, our entire LIFE is to be our offering. What Christian can honestly say they give their entire life? I don't know a single one.

When Cain and Abel gave their offerings, look how God reacted. Cain gave out of abundance. Not much effort, not much sacrifice was required. He had five bucks and gave God one or two. Now Abel, he gave til it hurt. Brought out the very best, and when the best was gone, he gave the rest. He had five bucks and gave all five plus an iou for later. When we give, we are showing not only our love, but our faith. If you measured your love and faith by how much you sacrificed, gave to God or to others(which is giving to God, as well)- how would you measure up? Seriously. Look at the faith you think you have, and then look at the faith you demonstrate. Where is your faith located? In your mind/heart, or in your actions? Truly, if it is in your heart, as Jesus says, shouldn't it flow to your actions??? And if it doesn't, well...what does that say about the faith you think you have? This is what James is talkin' bout when he says Faith without Works is dead. Bam. Bam-a-lam.



I love Jesus. LOVE Him. I want to follow Him with all of me, not just the part I think I can spare. One Sunday a week. A Wednesday night each week and maybe a once-a-month type thing. No. I have to be living this with my entire existence, not some partitioned-off section. This should be my complete being. My entire self. Lifted up to God as my offering. That- all that- doesn't come close to what He deserves for all He is, but anything less than all of me is...not even on the fringe of the edge of worthy, even thought no part of me could be worthy.

Am I making any kind of sense? The time has come to stop the excuses. I belong to Christ- all of me, not part. If I live my life in any other way, what does that say about my God? What does that say about me to God?

I titled this blog a while ago- it's good old Mary's verse, a verse I love and adore for it's simple faith and humility. And it is how I long to live my life, and how I yearn to exist from every moment forward...I am the Lord's servant. Let it be to me as you have said..." or will say. Make me into something you can fill, Lord. Use me for Your good Will. My life is my offering, all I have to give, but I give it with great joy and the expectation that You will use it for Your glory. All glory to God in Jesus' name!