Some choices aren't a one and done kind of deal. Some choices you will make every single day of your life. Like choosing to get out of bed in the morning and go to class (something I actually did today), or picking out what you're going to wear, or choosing what to eat in the cafe for lunch (always pizza by the way).
The choice to follow Jesus isn't a one and done kind of deal either. A relationship with Christ is something you have to choose each and every day.
John 12:26
"If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him."
1 Corinthians 11:1-2
"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you."
Do you remember Christ in everything you do? Do you wake up with the goal in mind to make every action and thought something that will draw you closer to God?
Imitate Christ. Better yet, choose to imitate Christ. Not once or twice, but all the time.
A conscious choice everyday to follow Jesus is so much more meaningful than a quick prayer once and maybe every couple months to "make sure you're still saved."
Whether or not you realize it, you choose to follow something or someone each day. You might say you're a follower of Jesus, but are you truly consciously following?
"Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. It's that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means to follow Jesus into a society where justice rules, where love shapes everything. To follow Jesus means to take up his dream and work for it." -Scot McKnight
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