Fruitful Followership
“ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it .” Matthew 16 : 24 - 25 KJV In all fairness, fruitfulness while following Jesus does appear as a subtraction of personal interest instead of addition. And this is the reason why there is zero chemistry between trusting God and leaning on personal understanding. “ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself ”…of personal interest, intervention and interaction. And then comes the major challenge, how can we access God’s interest, intervention, and interaction when we readily connect emotionally with people, events, and experiences? Jesus responds “ Take up your cross daily, and follow me ”. Every believer’s cross is his deliberate and intentional willingness to ensure his personal interest, intervention a...