3 Ways to Stop Yourself from Going Back to ‘Too Busy’ after Quarantine
One command Jesus gives his followers comes from Luke 9:23 which says, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.” As believers, we should all be asking what does it mean to follow Jesus?
In a nutshell, it means living lives that are countercultural. Jesus was hated by the leaders of his time because his teachings went against the wisdom of the world and they still do.
God calls us to serve others, give generously, to be brave, to love the least of these, and to walk by faith and not by sight. Our world pushes us away from all of these values.
Busy schedules, greed, fear, selfishness, and reason are what guide our American life.
So here we are, forced to take a step back from our “normal lives” and given the...