We want to follow Jesus but where is he leading?  What is the payoff for following him?  Is it being a better person?  Is it life in heaven after we die?  Is it a pain free life?  If you follow Jesus, you will be a better person, you will get to heaven, and you won’t have a pain free life.  But that’s okay, because Jesus offers much more–a faith so strong it frees us from fear.