To Be All In
Consumer or Follower? I don't think I've ever used those two words together in a sentence. Yes, we have the producer/consumer food chain lessons in third grade....and fourth....and seventh....and in biology. And then we hear the leader/follower lessons in youth group and even from our parents. "Be a leader, not a follower." But never really together. Until a few days ago. And now I can't seem to get them out of my head. "Are you a consumer of Christ or a follower of Christ?" The question fell heavily into the middle of my small group the other night. I glanced around the room, wondering how others would respond. Dancing awkwardly in my head were the words, "follower, of course." I mean, my story. My life. My blessings. Of course, I'm a follower of Christ. I'm not *that* selfish to think I just consume Christ. Right? Right. Yeah, right. The online dictionary defines a consumer as one that consumes, especiall...