The call to Christianity is a call to discipleship. However, many a time, the call to Christianity has turned much into a fanfare of love and grace with all the lovey-dovey messages. Yes, no doubt, the gospel of our salvation is all about the love and grace of our Lord Jesus, however, it is not just about that.
Jesus is very clear about His good news for us. He reminded that the greatest commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind, this is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Matt 22:37-39, NIV). He also pointed out that “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:27, NASB). What He implied is that, to follow Him, i.e. to embrace Christianty, is about loving and this love is an active love which require sacrifice, a sacrifce to the point of death (carry the cross). And how then shall we love?
When we love someone, or something, or some activities, it is never passive. We don’t just say that we love someone or something, we act upon it! We would try to spend time with the object of our love, please them, pamper them and to a certain extent we would even be consumed by them. However, in the course of our faith, we have always seek to be at the receiving end in our relationship with the Lord. Yes, the Lord doesn’t require us to “do” things for Him, however, He desires us to love him. And to love Him, we need to be “active” in our love for Him.
To love Him actively, we have to acknowledge the cross and to carry it daily i.e. bearing the cost of discipleship. Christ has not called us to simply be His follower but to be His disciple where we are to perpetuate His work, proclaim His kingdom and to disciple all nations in His ways. To acknowledge the cross and to carry it daily, I propose that we have to simply “Rearrange our activities so that we can bring upon the focus of His presence and purpose daily in our lives (Love the Lord and carry our cross daily). Thereafter, bringing a renewal of our passion for those around us (Loving our neighbours)”.
It calls for us to first take the active step to surrender our will and our desires. I believe, even as we take this step, He who has given us “heaven’s best” will not short change us but will “grant us our hearts desires” as we “seek first His kingdom and righteousness”.
Been busy preparing for my exam and guess what?? After the paper I was down with a super duper high fever…..39 degrees and more :p so that is what caused the delay for this blog….. 
But nonetheless, I am still 2 modules down and 3 more modules to go in the next semester. Well, really trusting God for the remaining 3 modules. Now having only to take 2 modules, I am already like half day…..woah….next sem got 3 modules I really dont know how I am going to handle it man. But well……hanging on to this verse that the Lord gave to me for this year.