What are you following? Part 1

Anyone who has spent time on Twitter is familiar with the term Follower. In theory, it's good to have as many Twitter followers as possible, meaning that people are supporting what we say, they agree with us, think we are on the right track so to speak. At the very least, these people are expressing the desire to find out every time we issue 140 consecutive characters on their screens.

There are so many things in life to follow: good, bad, and in between. What or who you follow identifies who you are, doesn't it? You can follow a certain kind of life that will likely end with an early death. You just pictured something, didn't you? Did you picture drugs and fast cars? Or did you picture overeating and untreated sleep apnea? Because if you talk to a heart doctor, he might tell you that's a more deadly combination for people to follow.

I call the female voice on the GPS system in my Prius "Shirley." Why? Because Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. When Shirley gives me directions in a strange place, I follow her. I'm putting my trust into the system that guides Shirley's directions. Well, most of the time. Shirley's disk was programmed a few years ago, and not all new construction is on there.

In the Bible, Jesus simply told some people, "Follow me." His presence was compelling enough to make some of them not only follow him, but bring others back to find out about him for themselves.

In the book of Revelation, people who believe in Jesus are said to be followers of the Lamb, which is what John the Baptist called him: the Lamb of God. See Part 2 for more on this topic. You may have to skip down a few entries, but it's there. In the mean time, think about what you are following and what it means about you, who you are, and where it is taking you.