Passage: Matthew 8:18-22 - Once a religious leader came to Jesus, wanting to follow him wherever he went. Jesus warned him that the path would not be comfortable - "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." Then another man came and told Jesus that he would follow him, but to let him wait and bury his father first (that is, to wait until his father died). Jesus encouraged him to take the step and follow him now, rather than waiting for the right time. 

Big Idea: Following Jesus is not always easy.

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