This post is inspired by #followfriday, a weekly event in which users of Twitter recommend their friends to other friends, but this article isn’t about Twitter at all. It’s about the ‘ultimate’ follow. Ready for it?

…(John the Baptist) looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, ‘Behold the Lamb of God! and the two disciples heard him (John) speak, and they followed Jesus. ~ John 1:36-37

The single most life-changing decision we can ever make is to follow Jesus. Following Him means, first of all, to forsake our sin, for which Jesus atoned for when He died on the cross. It also means to trust Him to make us righteous before God when we are anything but that. And it means to commit our way, our life, our eternity to His care.

It’s the ultimate follow! I’m an unashamed Jesus-follower. I like a lot of things outside the realm of religion – web design, social media, baseball, hikes through the woods – but I’m defined most by the phrase “redeemed Jesus follower.”

I’m a sinner, like you. I’m no better than anyone else. I deserve hell, but God’s grace has been so overabundant toward me that “He demonstrated His own love toward me, in that while I was yet a sinner, Christ died for me.”

Following Jesus’ example isn’t enough. There are plenty of seemingly “good” people who have missed the point of God’s grace. It’s a faith commitment. Will you trust Him to forgive your sin and to follow Him with your life?