To follow Jesus is not easy. Living for Jesus isn’t easy.
Do not believe anyone who presents a false version of Christianity to you. Christianity is all about following Jesus Christ and becoming Christ-like!
From the things Jesus said about becoming His disciple, it almost seemed as though He did not want anyone to follow Him. He warned different people who attempted to follow Him of the dangers of coming to Him.
Jesus Warns Us
He said; “if you come to me you must hate your parents, your family and yourself” (Luke 14:26).
He said to a rich man who wanted to follow Him: “You must sell whatever you have if you want to follow me” (Matthew 19:21).
He also said; “if you follow me you will not have anywhere to stay because I don’t even have the home that foxes and birds have” (Luke 9:58)
He said; “You cannot say goodbye to your family if you really want to follow me” (Luke 9:61).
He said to someone whose parents had died; “You cannot be involved in the burial of your father if you really want to be my disciple” (Luke 9:59).
Jesus Does Not Lower The Standards For Anyone
Obviously, Jesus did not intend to make things easy for anyone. He did not lower the bar for anyone. He did not give anyone special treatment. He knew He was inviting us to the greatest privilege ever given to mankind. The privilege of being saved by the blood of Jesus, the privilege of knowing God and the privilege of going to heaven!

These warnings by Jesus Christ have not deterred the millions who simply respond to His awesome love. Millions love Jesus Christ in spite of the difficult conditions that He has set for following Him.

Somehow, knowing the living God and His Son Jesus Christ is more than enough compensation for any difficulties we must experience.

Don’t listen to anyone who claims that following Jesus is all about getting blessed, rich and successful. That is not Christianity. Christianity is about losing, sacrificing, suffering and dying!

yet to see Nigerian Pastors preach the above messgae aside from kumuyi and Bakare,,,