Matthew 4

Repent and Follow Me. Simple? Should be. Or maybe not. At the beginning of this chapter we see that Christ is being tempted by Satan, and Christ is God and the Holy Spirit...so how much more difficult it is for us who are not. This is the reason we need His power, the Holy Spirit within us, so we can resist the temptations and follow Him. Without the Holy Spirit we are on our own power - scary.

Here we meet: Peter, Andrew, James and John, fishing. They drop everything, they leave their families, their jobs to follow Him. What had they seen by this point; what had they heard that gave them such faith to let everything go? What does this mean for my life?

At work today a co-worker (unintentionally) reminded me of WWJD: what would Jesus do? What does following Him mean for my life, maybe always asking myself, what would Jesus do. I know it can go much deeper than that, but it's a good place to start. Would Jesus gossip about his fellow workers, harbor ill will, or have anything but completely uplifting things to say to one another? He would find joy in all situations and pray, even while I'm working behind the bar, for any situation that seems like something I can't handle or wisdom I might need.

I worry. I pray then still worry. I go to bed worrying and get up doing the same. Now that the kids are in college I worry about things I don't even know about. A friend on Facebook wrote something about there being 365 verses about not being afraid. So, I guess, follow Jesus and don't be afraid - or worry.