I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

We all know the song, "I Have decided to Follow Jesus". It goes:

"I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
Though I may wonder, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back."

As I was on my way home from Soul Winning, I was listening to some of my favorite hymns, when this song came on. After the first time listening to it, I replayed it back, and started listening to the words, and applying it to my life. I started thinking back to a conversation I had tonight with a friend, and how I was talking about my life and the different things that were going on. She said to me, "Cassie, you've got a lot going on right now." I kinda laughed inside, and I said to her, "I'm not a busy person..." In reality, I am. GOD, yes God has blessed me, and has allowed me to do so much. In my church...man oh man...He has allowed me to be part of the Music Ministry, and Nursing Home Ministry and many other things. Yes, these are only a few that are listed, but man, there is a lot involved. Now, I'm not complaining. Yes, sometimes it is overwhelming, but..."I have decided to follow Jesus... no turning back....." Yes, there is a lot going on in my life and in my family, but..."I have decided to follow  Jesus....no turning back..."

I thought to myself on my way home, "man the day that I accepted Jesus into my life, is the day I said, "Lord, here's my life, do what you will." Or in other words, "Lord, I will follow you." Like the last part of the song says, "no turning back." I thought about the things that are going on in my life, and I asked the Lord to help me keep my eyes forward and on Him. I asked Christ to help me to do my best, in what He has for me now, and what He is allowing me to. In Patch the Pirate Club, in nursery, in choir, teaching my piano students, play offertory's, helping out with my Sunday school class, while playing prelude for church, at my job, and at home...I want God to be magnified and lifted up. Sometimes...I do fail. But God...Hes right there and Hes telling me not to let "failure" get me down, but to keep on going.
 
In my devotions today, I was reading in Matthew 11:28-30 and it says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Man, how reassuring was, and is that verse to me. No matter what I go through, I can turn to Him and lean on Him! I want to be so much closer to the Lord. I want Him to continue to use, and I want all the praise to go to Him. So how about you? What does the phrase, "I have decided to follow Jesus...no turning back...." mean to you?