When Following Jesus Isn’t Comfortable 🔥 | Matthew 8 Devotional (7-Step QT)
7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask Jesus to show you what real discipleship looks like—beyond comfort, convenience, or timing. 2. 📅 January 30, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Following Jesus means choosing Him over comfort, stability, and even good excuses. 3. ✝️ Matthew 8:14-22 Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law and many others oppressed by demons or sickness, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy. When crowds gathered, a scribe and another disciple expressed desire to follow Him, but Jesus warned that discipleship requires sacrifice. He taught that following Him takes priority above comfort and even socially expected duties. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (v. 20) 5. 📝 Reflection Becoming a Christian means becoming a follower of Christ. The title “Christian” was not a name early believers gave themselves; rather, it was the name others used because they w...