Belonging to Jesus

After accepting Jesus into our lives, we need to begin a personal journey that will strengthen our faith and bring us closer to our Savior. First, we need to know who Jesus is. We do this by diligently studying the Bible, especially the New Testament. Although Jesus is in the Old Testament, too, and it's important to study all the Bible, we learn the most about Jesus in the New Testament.

We need to stop living by our feelings and selfish desires and start living according to what Jesus wants of us. Again, we can find out what that is in the New Testament, especially in the teachings. We need to start putting Him first and rejecting anything that's not pleasing to Him.

Likewise, we need to accept what He accepts. This is also true when it comes to people. He taught again and again not to judge others harshly but to extend Christian kindness and love. We need to stand strong and unwavering in our faith and our willingness to serve Him. After experiencing an intimate, personal relationship with Christ that brings joy despite our circumstances, we'll never want to depart from Him.

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