First Steps to Follow JesusSample

Following Jesus is a lifelong process

Following Jesus is not a one-step process where you pray a prayer of salvation. It is a lifelong process of following Jesus, and finding fulfillment in God.

The Apostle Paul said, “Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him.” Philippians 3:8

Paul had been successful in life, but when he found faith in Jesus, it changed everything, including his goals in life. 

A.W. Tozer, once said, “To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love. I have tasted of God’s goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more.”

That is the ironic thing about Jesus. He satisfies you more than anything else could. We each have a God-shaped hole in our hearts, and Jesus alone is able to fill it. The peace and satisfaction that comes from trusting Jesus is lasting. And yet, even when we put our trust in Jesus, and experience that satisfaction, there is also an unquenchable longing to know Him more. 

We come to know Jesus more throughout our whole lives, and some of the ways we do that is by reading and meditating on God’s Word, sitting under great Christian preaching and teaching, practicing the spiritual disciplines, and seeking God in prayer. 

You can seek God anytime, by opening up your Bible, and taking time for prayer and worship. Prayer is an opportunity to know God more, to seek Him, and to experience His goodness in your life. 

• You can talk to God throughout your day, like you talk to a friend. This is called prayer.
• You can pray by asking God to meet needs in your life, or by praying for others you care about.
• You can pray by thanking God, and worshiping Him for what He has done in your life.
• When you read the Bible, this is God is talking to you. You can take time in prayer to read the Bible and listen to what God is saying to you.

Prayer is truly one of life’s greatest opportunities. A chance to sit and interact with the God of the universe, and consider His love and how awesome He is.