When You Decide to follow God

When You Decide to Follow God..

As the song on my playlist got to I'll follow you by James Fortune & fiya, the lyrics got me thinking.  Especially the title "I'll follow You."

It's quite easy to say you will follow an individual and back off when the  going gets tough but when you decide sincerely and wholeheartedly to follow God there is and should be no going back.

Saul who later became Apostle Paul in the Bible had to make the decision on whom he will follow either Jesus whom he's being persecuting His followers or his old man that is his old self. (Acts 9:1-19).

Bible scholars can testify to the journey of Apostle Paul.  He followed Christ to the very end. He ran the race and finished well (2Timothy 4:7) despite all the challenges, the shipwrecks and all he encountered in his journey that didn't cost him his salvation (Acts 27:1-44).

Many of us when we gave our lives to Christ we decided to follow Him. Infact we rendered this song "I have decided to follow Jesus2*, no turning back 2*" looking back now many had turned back same year they proclaimed Christ as their lord and saviour.

Many are still on the journey but are struggling with the world in order to balance in the word not knowing that they must let go of the world in order to balance in the word.

The worshiper and believer in us is wailing and searching for ways to break free, that soul in us wants to serve God for real. Infact many are in the process of serving and following God but the hiccups on the way is puting a clause on the journey of following Christ wholeheartedly.

He deserve more than what we give and we know that. Many create hiccups for themselves in this journey of faith by honouring man than God.  You apportion more glory to the gift and ignore the giver of the gift.

Dear friend when you decide to follow God you will let Him lead you and you will indeed follow Him. You won't suggest a short cut for Him when the journey becomes hectic and more demanding than you envisage.

Your achievements, marriage, goal, children, unachievements, challenges should not stop you from following God. The Bibles says what can seperate us from His love? Romans 8:36-39. The journey is not easy but His grace is sufficient for us.

You have decided to follow Him don't look back.