New Year

A good new year's resolution - follow Christ. It is simpler than you think. It can, however, be challenging, and painful, but the rewards are more than worth it.
Jesus's requirements:
Matthew 16:24 (NLT)
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
Three things Christ requires of us if we are to follow Him.
*Deny ourselves/give up our own way
*Take up our individual cross
*Follow Him
Very simple. Very challenging. And sometimes very painful. We all must meet these requirements simultaneously and wholeheartedly. No half way, or one foot in/one foot out. We are either following Him or not. We can't be trying to follow Him, or planning to follow Him; we must follow Him.
How do we meet these high requirements?
Jesus said in Matthew 11: 29,
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
We don't have to try to follow Christ anymore. We simply become yoked with Him, and He will teach us every moment, every situation, everyday how to be like Him.
You get it? He stated His requirements, and provided the way to accomplish it.
Yoked with Him.
No other way is genuine.
Let me end with this, the 'rest for your souls' is real. You can feel it and bask in it 24/7.
Join me and become true followers of Christ.