Following Jesus costs. In high school Perry was one of the popular kids.  But in college as he became committed to following Jesus, he found himself on the outside.  He learned in those years that there is a cost to following Jesus.  He learned that when you follow Jesus, we’re no longer swimming downstream with what’s popular or applauded, we’re swimming against the stream.  We get an assist here from author and communicator Francis Chan.  Then one of our listeners Andrea shares that following Jesus meant giving up her dream of having her own children to love her stepchildren and many foster kids! 

 

Then another listener Matt shares that following Jesus looks like not having a relationship with his grandkids because his son and fiancé don’t want him talking about Jesus with the grandkids.  And finally, Perry admits: “I am incredibly selfish.”  And he doesn’t mean that before Jesus he was selfish and now with Jesus he’s not.  No, his selfishness coexists with Jesus in his life.  But this is what Jesus is freeing Perry from.  It’s a conversation about how Jesus sets us free from the “it’s all about me” life so we can experience the joy of living for God’s glory and the good of others.  We get another assist here from Francis Chan

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