Your decision to follow Jesus will upset some people, and your family may be the first place you’ll feel it. Not everyone is happy when the prodigal comes home – just ask the elder brother, Luke 15: 11-32.

Listen to what friends and acquaintances said about Jesus – “Is not this the carpenter’s son? …and they were offended at Him” Matthew 13:55, 57. When you step out and follow the Lord, some of those who have known you the longest will be offended and will probably let you know it.

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