How do I follow Jesus?

Be willing to obey and submit.
Christ's followers trustfully obey and submit to his will by faith, even when it exceeds understanding. “Jesus answered him, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him'” (John 14:23).
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How can we follow Jesus in our daily lives?

How to Follow Jesus in Everyday Life
  1. 10 Practical ways to be more like Jesus. How to follow Jesus? ...
  2. Love your enemies. ...
  3. Love your neighbor. ...
  4. Don't judge others. ...
  5. Be humble. ...
  6. Don't worry. ...
  7. Follow the Golden Rule. ...
  8. Worship God whole-heartedly.
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How do I follow Jesus path?

1) Identify yourself with Christ- To know where we are going we have to know who we are.
  1. 2) Submit your whole self to God and trust Him a) James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. ...
  2. 3) Pray and spend time with God. ...
  3. 4) Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal it to you then listen and obey.
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How can I follow Jesus example?

When you do something to follow Jesus Christ's example, write it on the blank line, and draw a footprint on the path. Become a friend to someone who has a disability or is lonely. Think of the example of Jesus to help you know what to do. You can visit and spend time with the person and encourage and help him or her.
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How do I start following God?

God sees you, He hears you, and He answers your prayers.
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Following God's Plan for Your Life:
  1. Be in prayer. A way to know that you are following God's plan for your life is by being in prayer. ...
  2. Be actively reading in the Word. ...
  3. Follow the commands He puts on your heart. ...
  4. Seek a godly community. ...
  5. Obey the Truth.
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How do I seek my relationship with God?

How to Build a Relationship with God
  1. Talk to Him through Daily Prayer. The greatest way to create and maintain a relationship with anyone, including God, is through communication, and we use prayer to communicate with God. ...
  2. Read the Scriptures. Quality conversations are not one-sided. ...
  3. Serve Others.
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Why should I follow Jesus?

Jesus Christ is our light and life. When we follow Jesus, we grow stronger and become more like Him. We should remember Him and follow Him like sunflowers follow the sun across the sky. Following His light and example will bring us joy, happiness, and peace, even if things around us are hard.
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What does Jesus mean when he says follow me?

Jesus' call to follow him is more than an invitation to pray a prayer. It is a summons to lose your life and find new life and ultimate joy in him.
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How do I start following Christianity?

How to Become a Christian
  1. Believe that you are loved and accepted by God. ...
  2. Admit that you are a sinner. ...
  3. Acknowledge your sins. ...
  4. Commit your life to Christ. ...
  5. Live a life of gratitude to God.
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How do you walk in the light of God?

So if we desire to walk in the light of the Lord, we put one spiritual foot in front of the other. We follow the path of spiritual preparedness as it is set forth in scripture and by our living prophets. We take full fellowship in the Relief Society organization.
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What does it mean to follow Jesus everyday?

No matter what you do for a livelihood, you'll never have real, lasting success until you allow Jesus to take over. Wherever Jesus calls you, He equips you for the task at hand. But we must allow Jesus to give the success. Our job is to look to Him, listen to His instructions, and leave the results to Him.
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What does it mean to carry your cross and follow me?

It means that although you may be in an extremely difficult or painful situation, you always trust that God is with you in the midst of your suffering. As Christians, we try to live our life according to the will of God. We commit to following His commandments and we do not live as the culture tells us to.
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What does following the Lord mean?

Num 14:6-9 AV) We can conclude that wholly following the Lord means knowing God's word and thus His desire and not being afraid to follow it and not rebelling at God's command. It means trusting that God will make His promises work out. It means standing alone against the worldly tide sometimes.
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What does it mean to pick up your cross daily?

To "take up our cross," however, means to lay our strengths aside. It means to lay our "ego strength" aside. Taking up our cross means, instead, picking up those weaknesses that we so often try to run away from in life.
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What do we gain by following Jesus?

A new confidence in God's power

Following Jesus, the disciples saw lives changed. They saw those who were possessed by evil spirits, set free; those who were sick with various diseases, healed. They saw what God can do, and their faith in Him grew.
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What is involved in following Jesus?

Following Jesus is focused on what He's done right and motivated by a desire to know Him more. Ultimately, following Jesus simply means doing what Jesus did the way He did it.
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Why is it important to follow God?

One answer is that God is calling us to obedience and relationship with him through obedience. By obeying his call to take care of this earth we learn more about him and can grow in understanding of his heart and desires for our lives. Obedience also leads to personal growth.
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How can I hear God's voice?

How to practice listening prayer
  1. Come to God with your request for guidance. ...
  2. Wait in silence for God to speak for 10-12 minutes. ...
  3. Jot down any Scripture, songs, impressions, or pictures God gives you. ...
  4. Share how God spoke to you with your prayer partners and follow God's will.
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How can I get closer to Jesus?

4 Ways You Can Come Closer to Jesus Christ
  1. Read about Jesus in the scriptures.
  2. Worship Him.
  3. Serve others.
  4. Follow His teachings.
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How can I be obedient?

Be respectful.

Part of being obedient is showing respect to your parents, honoring their ideas about what's best for you, and showing that you think they are worth listening to. Make sure that you listen when they talk and respond when they ask you to respond. Don't ignore them in public.
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What does it mean to say yes to Jesus?

“Yes” to being set apart for His Gospel. “Yes” to doing things His way. “Yes” to obeying His voice. “Yes” to studying His Word.
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Does obedience to God bring blessings?

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (James 1:22).
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