Simply

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
Matthew 9:9 NLT

Simple verse. Seemingly simplistic in nature. 

Follow Me. 
Okay. 

Trust me, there was nothing simple about that at all. 

Tax collectors in Jesus' time had a reputation for cheating the people. They worked for the Romans, charging (and often over-charging) their own countrymen the taxes imposed by the Roman government. It was a lucrative business for the tax collector, and the Jews hated them. Matthew was a tax collector. So, when Jesus said, Follow Me, and Matthew did, Matthew immediately became unemployed.  

You'll notice, Matthew did not question Jesus. "Where are You going?" 
"What's my role in this?" 
"Who's funding this?" 
"Are we getting paid?" 
"Let me see if I can get the time off..."  

None of that. Jesus simply said and Matthew simply got up and did. 

Oh, that we would simply do the same...

Prayer:

Father,
         We pray as Jeremiah prayed, We know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. So correct us, Lord, but please be gentle. We want to follow Your steps. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen