Jesus has over 5300 promises in the Bible for us. Jesus says that we will have an abundant life. Jesus says that we will do greater things than He did. It seems that being a Christian should be amazing all the time. Sadly, many do not feel that, and wonder where this exciting life is as a follower of Jesus.

The problem is in the phrase, "follower of Jesus". Many people claim to follow Jesus. When you follow someone, where are you? You're behind them, not part of the action, and not having a say in what happens. Following gets boring really fast.

Jesus does not want you to just follow Him, He wants you to have a relationship with Him. When you are in a relationship, you face things together side by side (if you are in a good relationship). Now, we don’t like to face things. We want to follow behind where it is safe. I get that, but you are with Jesus. With Jesus, you are safe! Jesus will not let anything happen to you because He is with you. You face everything together. Jesus makes the good even better, and then when the bad comes, you have Romans 8:28 to remind you that it will turn out for your good.

In order to really appreciate Jesus, and have the amazing life you want to have, and the life that quite frankly Jesus wants you to have, you have to walk with Jesus, not behind Him, so that you can experience it all.

The disciples followed Jesus while He was on this earth. Their lives were exciting, but they were scared most of the time. For example, when Jesus calmed the sea while they were in the boat, as noted in Matthew 8:25-27. When Jesus did this great miracle, they should have been rejoicing, but they missed the moment and just had questions. When Jesus left, they were afraid again.  They were hiding in the upper room when the Holy Spriit came into their lives on the day of Pentecost, and everything changed. They were no longer afraid of anything. Their lives became exciting in a way that they looked forward to, and they embraced all that came their way. They lived with anticipation and wonder of what was going to happen next, with a "bring it on" attitude.

What changed? They stopped following Jesus and had a real relationship with Jesus.

Many Christians are content to just follow behind, and you can, but it isn't exciting. If you want to make a difference, see revival, and see miracles, then STOP just following Jesus from behind, and walk with Him in a relationship and watch your life change for the better each and every day! We have access to 5300 promises. That's more than one a day!

Jesus wants you to have an exciting life for two amazing reasons. (1) He wants you to have the time of your life. (2) He wants others to see it and want what you have.

Why? Because Jesus loves you, I love you, and you are awesome!