Like the Disciples
I always look forward to watching my favorite biblical movie during Easter, “Jesus of Nazareth”. In the movie, Peter is asked by Jesus to join Him after the miracle of catching all the fish. Peter hems and haws and says he has to take care of his family. Although it wasn’t recorded quite like this in the Bible, I’m sure that Peter, at some point, questioned leaving everything to follow Jesus. All the disciples must have thought, even for a brief moment, it was a lot to ask to leave their families and their work. We all face a point in our Christianity where we have to decide to put the worldly things behind us to follow Jesus. It’s a daunting task, one that keeps many from turning their lives over to Him. Before I truly became a Christian, I remember thinking it would be too much of a sacrifice. I wanted to go out and party with my friends and do whatever I wanted. Living a Christian life didn’t look like a lot of fun to me. Oh, how wrong I was! Marriage can sometimes