A conscious decision to be a disciple of Jesus Christ requires one to be fully committed to being part of His plan. This includes making necessary sacrifices in difficult times and obeying His calling. At these times, one is presented with choices as to whether to be faithful to His ways. Jesus stressed that it is challenging to accept His way if one is not truly in love with Him. Jesus demonstrated with His own life and sacrifices when He was faithful to our Father’s plan to save mankind. This can be seen in how some spouses are truly devoted to one another even when difficulties arise.
Therefore, we depend on God’s continuous spiritual nourishment and encouragement to remain faithful. To remain in love with our Father who loves us is to spend more time studying the Bible as this will give us many examples and instances to be faithful through thick and thin and make the correct decisions in our daily lives.
Dominic Choy