Being a Follower of Jesus

A couple weeks ago we talked about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. The first answer that comes to many minds, goes along the lines of making sure your actions reflect the ideas of Jesus's preaching. People should be able to see that you are a christian. Although this answer would do good for the world, however small the scale, I believe it goes deeper than that. It's not that people shouldn't try to act like Jesus, but I think people need to shape their minds to be more holy. In a way, doing good is easy. It's not hard to find a charity or a place to volunteer, it only takes time out of ones day. What becomes hard lies in changing ones thoughts. One could do good and act a certain way, but could simply be acting, this doesn't mean that the person has evil intentions or anything like that. In fact it's very easy to get into this acting of being like Jesus, in our society being good is looked up upon, making it easier to do good selfishly. But by changing ones mind, the mind shifts from doing good selfishly to doing good for others, and that, is what Jesus wants. I'm not saying that I have mastered this, or that I have changed my way of thinking. I'm still very far from it, and I have a long way to go. But, in my experience, acknowledging that there's different reasons for doing good, and choosing the right reason, becomes a crucial step in becoming a follower of Jesus.