You might have heard the often used cliche about being a Christian: Jesus calls you to be a follower not a fan. Yet oftentimes, we don't really know about the cost of following Christ, or we're just ignoring it. Many would just like to become a part of the mob of "Jesus freaks", not really taking it to heart that Christianity is about commitment. And more.
Following Christ has a great cost. I must not dilute God's demands by thinking that it's easy following Christ, like taking a carefree walk in a park. The truth is following Christ will cost me everything: my comfort, my own personal ambitions, my resources. But I must also realize that until I make a decision that He is the greatest treasure I can have and He is all worth it, I cannot truly be a disciple of Christ. One word: SURRENDER.
Following Christ has great rewards. Lest I be mistaken as a fire and brimstone fundamentalist, I must also say that following Christ leads to great blessings. God is not a cosmic killjoy as some already said. God is not unfair; He demands greatly because He loves and rewards greatly. In God's holiness and justice, He cannot allow us to conform to this world in any way we want and compromise the "full and satisfying life" He wants for us. But He won't just easily give it while we keep on enjoying the things that violate His holiness and justice. I must commit to conform to His will and ways. That's the only way I can be able to enter the Kingdom of God.
Following Christ leads to great possibilities. God said in Matthew 19:26, "what is impossible with men is possible with God." Following God means being empowered by God, only if I allow Him to do with me what He intends, and by surrender and love for Him I'd willingly submit. It is by God, for God and through God that everything is possible.
Will you pay this cost?
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