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Why I Follow Jesus...

 
Posted by Elaine August 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM AEST

Becoming a Christian is about God telling us what to do,
And that very possibly may not sit right with you,
But once you learn to listen it will make perfect sense
To follow the One who understands you, with complete confidence!

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So why am I a Christian?
Because God’s Word (the Bible) contains everything I need to know
About how best I should live and where best I should go
God’s Spirit within me prompts me to stay far away
From the perils that hover and will stand in my way

I’ve learned from experience that trusting God is secure
As I’ve followed His leading I’ve learned His promise is sure.
It’s so clear that His guidance is directly from God
Jesus proved His supreme love with the steps He had trod

Up the hill to Calvary He carried MY cross
To declare ME not guilty for MY sin and MY dross.
Now that One, Jesus, reveals the best path I should take
To live my life without making a regrettable yet unchanging mistake

He’s the One I will vouch for, He’s my go to guide,
The One to bring shelter and a safe place to hide!

He’s left us instructions for all that I’ll face
The more His Spirit guides me, the more I discover God’s grace
For every trial or trouble I’ll ever come across
Thanks to the One who hung dying one dark day on that cross.

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Once you understand all God has prepared for you
With heart and eyes wide open, you’ll always know what to do
For this gift of God’s redemption comes without any cost
And with child like trust you will never be lost.
EB 2024

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Below are Bible verses that you’ll not understand
Without believing and trusting and taking hold of his hand
See what He says, He wants to carry you through
every deep dark valley that will ever come to you.

Then there’ll be smooth sailing when your last day is done
As open arms welcome you into Paradise for eternity with God’s Son!

1. Worry:
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself” – Matthew 6:34

2. Anger:
Don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life. – Ephesians 4:26

3. Fear & Depression
" I seek the Lord, and he answers me; God meets me more than halfway and He frees me from my anxious fears." – Psalm 34:4

4. Discouragement
" We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair." -Corinthians 4:8

5. Doubt
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without Him, nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” – John 1: 1-4

6. Failure
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8: 38-39

7. Forgiveness
" Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." – Colossians 3:13

8. Guilt
" God is faithful and reliable. If we confess our sins, he forgives them and cleanses us from everything we’ve done wrong." – John 1:9

9. Loneliness
“I will be with you always, to the end of the age.” – Matthew 28:20

10. Peace
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts in You.” – Isaiah 26:3

11. Relationships
" Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." – Ephesians 4:2

12. Stress
" Consider it pure joy, my brothers, and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." – James 1:2-4

13. Tempted
" So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. – Corinthians 10: 12-13

14. Worried
“You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail” -Proverbs 19.21

15. Feeling Unloved
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” – Corinthians 13:4-5

16. When I need Patience
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:3-5

17. When I Need to Trust
1. He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. Psalm 18:19
2. So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16
3. He has torn us to pieces but He will heal us; He has injured us but He will bind up our wounds. Hosea 6:1

4. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21
5. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
6. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18
7. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
8. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17
9. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
10. With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26
11. He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:30
12. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
13. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
14. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” Psalm 16:2
15. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

God guides my every step
Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:4 | NIV

For we live by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 | NIV

When trouble comes I am strong
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26 | NIV

I have no fear of death

I have peace of heart in the middle of a crisis
Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live!
~ Isaiah 38:16

I am content with what I have

I don’t worry about tomorrow
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35 | NIV

Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37:7 | NIV

I know why I was born

I look forward to eternity with Jesus

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:23-24 | NIV

Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Psalm 23:6 | NIV

I know which path to take

I hear God’s voice as He talks to me

I know I’m never alone

I am blessed in surprising ways because I trust Him
The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
Proverbs 19:8 | NIV

Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.
Proverbs 4:26 | NIV

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 | NIV

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.
John 7:38 | NIV

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14 | NIV

For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:16 | NIV

Whoever pursues righteousness and love
finds life, prosperity and honor.
Proverbs 21:21 | NIV

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16 | NIV

The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121:7-8 | NIV

Remember God’s Promises as each new day begins
I am your strength
I will never leave you
I have plans for you to prosper
I hear your prayers
I will fight for you
I will always love
I will give you peace

Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful!
God, I’ll never comprehend them!
I couldn’t even begin to count them—
any more than I could count the sand of the sea.
Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!
And please, God, do away with wickedness for good!
And you murderers—out of here!—
all the men and women who belittle you, God,
infatuated with cheap god-imitations.
See how I hate those who hate you, God,
see how I loathe all this godless arrogance;
I hate it with pure, unadulterated hatred.
Your enemies are my enemies! Psalm 139:17-22

Investigate my life, O God,
find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me,
get a clear picture of what I’m about;
See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong—
then guide me on the road to eternal life. Psalm 139

Romans 8:18-39 Message Bible

What Jesus says it means to follow Him:
“Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat—I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how.
Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?
If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I’m leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendour in company with the Father and the holy angels.
This isn’t, you realise, pie in the sky by and by.
Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:23-27 The Message (MSG)

John 11:26 shall never die…
From the basement to the penthouse…

Natural mind brags about their sin, can save themselves, preach man’s virtue
If u say it it will be yours

Why subject the cross? To be liked, to be accepted.

We are to follow the truth of Chridt, the blueprint for life. Follow, do not try to improve it modify it .
Daily growing in Christ is a partnership with the Holy Spirit

2 Tim 1:13

False teachers and preachers are determined to undermine Gods truth but He is able to keep it as we put our trust in Him and keep growing in Him

We are not alone, lean on God.

Ground you confidence in the light of Gods Word. He is faithful
He will accomplish all His will
And He will take is him

Even in the midst of uncertainty, God always has a plan!