My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. ~ John 10:27 (NIV)

Have you ever felt left out? Like the last one picked for kickball in gym? You heard rumors of the party or saw the social media posts but never received the invitation. Everyone else has found their “someone” but it's another night of netflix for you. The feeling of eternally being on the outside of the circle. Does it feel like you are just waiting… and waiting… and waiting for your real life to begin and to feel like you belong? 

It is precisely into that void that the words ring clear… “Come, follow me.” It is our way out and our way in. Out of despair and into hope. Out of wandering and into purpose. Out of being lost and into being found. Out of the darkness and into the light. Out of being alone and into being loved more deeply than you could ever imagine. An invitation to go from last to the first. An invitation to being above and not beneath. An invitation for beauty in place of ashes. An invitation into Love Himself. 

But, it is just an invitation. What matters now is how you reply. 

Are you willing to leave the way you have been going to follow the one who is the Way? Are you willing to let go of having to be right to follow the one who is the Truth? Are you willing to give up everything you have gained in this world to follow the one who is the Life? When He calls, will you follow? Or will you go your own way?

The Way, the Truth, and the Life you have been searching for your entire life calls out to you… “Come, follow me.” The invitation has been made, won’t you join us this year as we say “yes”?