Who are you following? & Who`s following you?
Fill in the Blank:
I am Following ___…and…___ are following me..
^ That one is kinda a thinker.. isnt it? I mean you really have to reflect over who are you following, what path are you taking in your own aspect of life, and who is following you on that same path. ?
-So last week me and my youth group went to a Youth Convention, as we do every year. This year`s theme was . “Relentless” this was my fourth year of going to Uth convention, so i kinda knew what the weekend had in store. i was well. yea excited (cause i get excited everytime i go somewhere) but it wasn’t that excitement of going for the first time, or just because its Uth convention. I really didnt know what the weekend had in store i almost felt like there wasnt going to be anything new, just the same ol` convention experience. But i was wrong, it was more than i expected!
-I would say Uth Convention 2012 was probably my best year, yet. I actually took something out of it and still reflect over it, nearly every day since. The Speaker of the convention was : Claude Valdes , he was a great man of God, hilarious, and delivered a wonderful message. He talked about Who are we following, and whos following you. and it really makes you wonder if your really heading in the right path, and following the right person
Who are you following?
2 practical answers
- Learning to follow Jesus
- Following something other than Jesus
. We all want to be the leader of OUR LIVES because, well its our lives. and don’t want anyone else to have an influence it.
-We all go through tough times, where we would want someone to lead us out, when life gets tough we only look 2 feet in front of us and focus only on the PATH not the ROAD. We all just tend to go the way everyone’s going, and forget about who we are truly following.
-Pastor Claude Valdes also ties in Repentance
What do you think repentance is?
-Many assume its asking for Forgiveness. but it just doesn’t mean forgiveness, but its also your first step to following Jesus it also means going to the root of your problem, your source that it is hindering you to follow Christ.
-If you really dig deep and find the source that is an hinderance, its what Repentance is, and is a way to help follow God, and draw more closer to him
-Therefore, you should also think about those who follow you. It can be a younger sibling, a family member, a friend, anyone
Who Is Following You?
-We can never forget who is following us, because we are a influence to them, where we are headed and is where they are headed. You can either lead them to salvation and to God, or away from God.
-We are appointed by God to be an influence to those who aren’t in the lord, to those who are lost in the world who think they have no hope
