But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 Are you and I unfit for the Kingdom of God? It is a reminder of Lot's wife (Genesis 19:26). It is also a reminder that God is both kind and severe.  Romans 11:22 states,  “Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kindto you if you continue to trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off.” Reading the passage of Scripture above, I am forced to examine my own life and recognize that rather than aligning my life to God's Word, more days than not, I align to the "American Christian Culture" around me.  Sadly, that is NOT what God desires or requires of me or of you.  A little prayer and dunking in the baptismal waters to "seal the deal" is not what being a follower of Jesus is all about.   God requires that I give Him everything—absolutely everything.  He requires...