We need to stop trying to meet with Jesus but train ourselves to live deliberately for Him. A little bit of structure is a good way to make the deliberate step forward in our faith journey. Work out what part of the day works best for you to be open and available to meet with God. We need to seek ways to which we can feed ourselves spiritually to keep Jesus close, as Paul says to “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12-13). To grow means to engage with Jesus through His word. We are not to be passive spectators—no, we should be raising the bar in our own lives. The phrase “work out” means to bring something to completion, meaning each of us are responsible for our pursuit of spiritual growth and maturity through obedience to His commands.
FOLLOWING
Discipleship = Engaging in the Word + Following Jesus
A disciple will make the decision to be transformed into Christ’s likeness and seek to pursue his Kingdom mission. He puts to death anything and everything that is holding him back from being all he can be in Jesus. He draws a line in the sand and says, “Yet not my will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42).The call of a true disciple is a call to pursue holiness in all things and to change allegiance from self, the world, and anything else
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The disciples did not know exactly what Jesus was calling them to do, yet the call He gave them was so irresistible that they dropped everything to follow Him. The first disciples obeyed without any certainty about what such a response might bring. They had little idea where the journey would lead them, and yet they followed willingly. Their ministry went from the seashore, to reaching across the oceans, to the world. Their perspective changed on what mattered the most in life as they switched to have Jesus at the center of everything they