Who are you following?

Jesus said, "Follow Me!" Isn't it ironic that the catch phrase on every one's lips these days is ,Who do you follow? Who are you following on twitter,facebook,or whose blog do you follow? (I have 13 followers on mine) I recall when twitter first started and a so-called actor married to a much older actress was trying to be the first to have a million followers. He achieved that "lofty" goal and surpassed it. He probably has a billion by now. I wonder if Jesus is jealous?
Don't get me wrong here... I am not saying that we shouldn't take part in social media. It is the only way I have communication with many dear friends and family members but I will be the first to admit that I am slightly out of balance with my use of it. I even put in a safe guard to avoid it but it happens anyway. My homepage is CBN(Christian Broadcast News) so I get the daily bible reading when I first turn on my computer. Most days, I do read that first but somedays I skip past it and go straight to e-mail or facebook.
God must be jealous because he woke me up at 4:00 this morning to talk to me about this. Well , I know for a fact He is jealous because he tells us in the Bible. He says in Exodus 20 that we should not bow down or worship any other gods for He is jealous and will not share our affection with another god. And then to really drive His point home He kept me awake so I got up and read my daily bible reading. You guessed it. It was all about Moses getting the message of not worshipping other gods that we form into metal objects. Well.... if this little square thing I am typing on and you are reading this on is not a metal object you can slap my mama.
No, I am not suggesting you throw your computer or blackberry in the trash before you read the next line. When we use the metal objects for honest work and God's purposes we honor Him. But when we become obssessed with following others and their status' more than we follow Jesus and His status(reading the bible,praying and actually doing what he tells us) then He does becomes jealous.
I love the song that begins,"He is jealous for me!" He wants my love and attention and he deserves it more than anyone or anything else. And why not? He has earned it!! The last I checked, He is the only one who died to give me life!!
He knows how hard it is to keep from being distracted by all these metal objects that seem to promise such relaxation and entertainment and way too much information. He also knows they will drain us of the energy and time we need to worship Him. But, He knows the opposite will happen when He is first. We will have extra time to do what matters and be refreshed with new life. So check out His status right now and FOLLOW HIM!!!!!!!!