This passage is used to show that if Jesus calls someone to follow him, it should be done quickly and not in months or years later. When I was thinking about going to the Seminary, I had thought about going part time for a year, and continue to work in the insurance industry, before going full time. I had gone to undergraduate school part time while working full time in the steel mill. I thought that was the practical thing to do again. However, God had other plans.
I talked to my pastor about my thoughts, and from things he did, plus other signs I was given the clear message for me was to go full time and not to wait for a year. That ended being a really good thing for me, because if I had gone part time versus full time, I would not have met and got to know Shirley Ross, and would not have gotten married to her.
Sometimes being practical is not what God is calling us to do, but rather taking a leap of faith immediately to follow Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit! On your daily spiritual pilgrimage may you open to listening to the Spirit’s guidance and then being willing to follow what has been given to you! Peace, Vernon T.
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