Colin Marshall & Tony Payne give us a good concise definition of what it means to be a follower of Jesus:
The call to discipleship is thus a call to confess our allegiance to Jesus in the face of a hostel world; to serve him and his mission, whatever the cost.
~ from The Trellis and the Vine
GRACE & PEACE 
Questions is are we willing to accept the cost of laying down our life to follow Jesus ?
I for one struggle with what that looks like as a post modern Christian living in America where we are living in comfort of our American Dream…….