What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?

It means, to follow in the footsteps of Christ, not to go our own way. - Omar
It means, to be a Christian every day of the week, not just on Sundays. - Marc
It means, to live radically different than those who don't follow Christ. - Carolyn/Andrew
It means, to be in challenging situations to guage how closely we are following Christ. - Diego

The Cost of Following Jesus - Luke 9:57-62

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
He said to another man, "Follow me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family."
Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

Every single day we make decisions about whether we're going to follow Jesus or not. Usually those decisions aren't big.