First Steps to Follow JesusSample

Making sure you are on the path

When you make a decision to trust and follow Jesus, you can have assurance that God has forgiven and begun an amazing work inside you. The Bible tells us, “I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6

It’s been said that “You can know that you know that you know.” God wants to give you a powerful sense of His peace, grace and love deep down in your heart.

Here are marks of a person who has truly been saved by Jesus:

• You sense the weight of sin and shame lifted off your life, and you sense the grace of God in your heart. You feel like a new person.
• Your heart is yielded to Christ. Your allegiance is now Jesus as your highest priority. You choose to no longer lead your own life; you have decided to follow what Jesus says.
• The pattern of your life begins to change. Sin loses its luster. Even when you fail from time to time, you don’t want to stay there like you used to, because you know it displeases Christ. 

There may be times when you feel sinful, like a failure, disappointed with God or yourself, or discouraged. Remind yourself of what the Bible says: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.” John 5:24

When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the Bible tells us that:

• You go from death to life spiritually. 
• You were blind but now you see spiritually. 
• You were once an enemy of God, but now He calls you His friend. 
• God adopts you into His family as His very own son or daughter. 

These are incredible promises, and you can trust God’s Word even more than you trust yourself or your own feelings. You are a new creation.