seemingly out of nowhere she said to me, "I don't want you to die." Desiring to
get to the heart of why she said that I simply asked her, "Are you worried that
mommy might die?" She responded with, "Ralfie died." Ralf was our Newfoundland
puppy that died a few months ago. Believing that I AM going to die sometime and
not having any idea or control over when, I didn't want to speak falsely and
say, "Oh honey, mommy isn't going to die." So instead, I chose to say, "Well, we
all are going to die sometime,but when I do die, I will be with Jesus where it
will be perfect and I will wait for you there." Wondering how she would respond
to that, I waited patiently for her to formulate her next thought. After a few
seconds she said,
"I will FOLLOW YOU THERE."
I haven't been able to get those words out of my mind.
She loves me deeply as her mommy. She desires to be with me. So she'll FOLLOW
ME.
FOLLOW- to come or go after, move in the same direction; pursue, to accept the
guidance and leadership of, ; to be governed by, obey; to listen or watch
closely
"Do not FOLLOW the crowd in doing wrong." Exodus 23:2
"Be careful to FOLLOW my decrees." Lev. 18:4
"Learn them and be sure to FOLLOW them." Dt. 5:1
"The Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross and FOLLOW me..." Matthew 16:24
"Jesus' sheep FOLLOW him because they know his voice." John 10:4 (good buddy...)
"FOLLOW the way of LOVE...." 1 Corinthians 14:1
"They FOLLOW the Lamb wherever he goes.' Revelation 14:4
Ahhhhh...May we love Jesus and his words deeply. May we desire to be with him
wherever he is/goes. May we FOLLOW him all the way to heaven.
It is not a church we FOLLOW. It is not a man we FOLLOW. It is JESUS, who loves
us and said,
"Father, I want those you have given me to be WITH ME where I am, and to see my
glory." John 17:24
Blessings from Bombadil.......home of a little girl who wants to follow her
mommy to heaven and home of a mommy who wants to learn more and more what it
looks like to follow, pursue, be governed by and obey Jesus. Kristy Joy LInk
"I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so
that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on
account of me." Phillipians 1:25 & 26
