"Then come, follow me."

I take everything for granted. i live in a bubble where life is always about myself and being a Christian is easy. i am so blessed and have such an easy life but being a Christian shouldn't be easy. i went to church under the bridge today...its a church under the interstate. they bring cheap metal chairs and a little stage and it looks nothing like a church...but it is "made holy by the presence of God." everyone is welcomed...the homeless, the addicts, the broken...these people have nothing. and they don't make the best decisions. they have been addicted to drugs. they are in and out of jail. and i think they know what it means to be a Christian better than i do. they have very little but they understand what it means to give everything to follow Christ. they know it is not easy to be a Christian. most Americans are Christians...they go to church, read their Bible, and donate presents at Christmas. all good, but there is so much more to being a Christian. and i know i am missing that.

I know i am not persecuted, i don't suffer for being a Christian. i don't put myself in situations where i am. i surround myself with people and activities that accept me as a Christian. i am blind to all those around me who need help and compassion.

"And he answered them, 'Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.'" Luke 3:11

There are people living on the streets of Waco who will give all their money at church to give back to the Lord. I have so much that i take for granted and yet i am so slow to give, so slow to help those in need.

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me."

I am so blessed and i take everything for granted and in doing so I don't follow Christ. would i even be willing to give everything i have to follow Christ? i wanna say yes but i would also say i would feed the hungry but how many times have i drove past someone on the streets who hasn't eaten in days?

People are hurting. people are hungry. and i am going to church every week thinking I'm a good Christian for reading my Bible and not going to parties...there is so much more to following Christ than i even know.