Come Follow God

Who, me? That was my reaction the first time I was asked to teach a Sunday School Class. Since I am naturally shy, speaking in front of people was a frightening thought. However, sharing what I had been learning was an attractive thought. So, I taught the class and discovered I really liked teaching the Bible. Since that time, I've taught classes from Junior High ages through Senior adults. Since asking Jesus to take charge of my life at twelve years of age, I have felt compelled to study the Bible. Studying the Bible has been the one constant in my life. Teaching and writing experiences have been fun. That is how I know God has worked His will in my life. God's will is enjoyable. He does not lead you to do something you do not enjoy. After finishing high school, attending Southeastern College in Laurel, MS seemed to be my best next step. In addition to the basic college courses, Bible courses were offered as well. Those courses gave me a good foundation for the additional years of Bible Study.

How can a person "follow God"? Through many years of getting to know and follow God, I have discovered He is very individual-minded. You as an individual matter to God. He is interested in you and getting to know you. God seeks out a person and issues a call to come to Him in belief and communication. This book is an attempt to share with you, the reader, some of my own experiences and some experiences of others in getting to know and follow God personally. The chapters in this book try to help you learn to follow God through exercising what I call "prayer muscles". Only through following scriptural examples of prayer will you be able to discover God really does answer prayer. Then as you learn to pray about everything, obedience becomes a focus through which you learn how to follow God's instructions to help you focus on His objective.
Through the exercise of faith, following God becomes more natural through connections He places in your life and circumstances. Remembering who you are as a child of God develops in you a sense of "this life is natural".