Hello good friends. I know it has been a long time, and I could give several excuses as to why I haven't blogged lately, but none of them are good enough. So here I am starting again because a word from God just hit me in the face so strongly I have no excuse but to share.
A couple of weeks ago our pastor encouraged us to fast and pray about the future. He mentioned several ways to fast. He spoke of giving up food, but also giving up anything that takes up our time. I decided one of the things I was going to give up while I focused on praying in this 21 days was social networking. I wouldn't say that I am totally obsessed with it, but it is something that I definitely look at several times a day. What is funny is how I can justify some things. I decided to give up Facebook, but justified that looking at Pinterest was no big deal. If truth be told I was just trading one for the other and not really taking the time to pray.
This morning I was reading Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus Christ. This is an amazing book that has really opened my eyes to my walk with Jesus. The chapter I read today was about how true followers of Jesus actively pursue him daily.
Luke 9:23
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow him."
I finished this chapter feeling very good about starting to purse God more in my life. Haden was still sleeping so I still had some me time, so I decided to cruise through Pinterest and see what was new. I opened up the app and the first thing that struck me was the word FOLLOWING at the very top of the page. Wow, I have seen this a million times, but today it really spoke to me. FOLLOWING... who am I following? Who and what do I actively pursue? Where do I spend my time?
Goal for 2013: I want to be a follower of Christ and just a fan.
