I have no idea where the time has gone. It seems like it was just yesterday that I just applied to the World Race. I always knew this day was coming, but I didn’t realize how hard it would be.
For so long, I was caught up in the idea of this huge adventure and not realizing what I was going to have to lay down in order to follow God’s calling. In the past couple of weeks, I finished up college and had to say good bye to a life I knew so well for so long. I had to learn to say good bye to my comforts and good bye to a community and to a group of people I had madly fallen in love with.
Last week, as I was saying good bye to a close friend, I was reminded of Jesus’ disciples.
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Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.
Jesus disciples didn’t just leave for the day to follow Him, but they left that day to follow Jesus for the rest of their lives.
So much of my walk with God has been about me laying down my life only at certain times that were convenient for ME to follow Him. The day has come, though, that Jesus is calling me like how He called His disciples. He is calling me to jump off the boat and to lay down everything to follow Him completely and forever. The choice is now up to me. Do I choose to respond like His disciples and just jump or do I choose to respond like the rich young ruler and just turn away??? Hmm…. I think I will choose to jump. I like getting wet, anyways!
