Life with Jesus

To be a follower of Jesus in a broad sense is to follow in His footsteps. Live a life crucified with Christ, a life Jesus lived. It is easy to be a follower of Jesus at church or at a retreat or any place that feels spiritual or holy. But in a everyday environment, it is much harder. It is very hard to be the same person I am at church to my behaviors at school. So in a broad sense, live a life with Jesus. Personally for me, Jesus said in the Bible love others as yourself. So I follow Jesus by loving others. I try to love those who don't receive love from others, even though it is hard sometimes. Jesus loved on the people that people rejected, and I think God gave me a heart like that. I don't seem to be too interested in people who everyone already admires. But I tend have an interest in the people that are alone or are ridiculed. So loving people God wants to show love to is what I believe is my way of following Jesus.

Going the Extra Mile

In many ways during the internship, I learned that being Christian is hard, especially in the secular world that we live in. We can't just go about preaching the Word and spreading the Gospel out in the streets. Rather, we need to be living examples of Jesus wherever we go, however subtle it may be. Because Jesus has done so much for us, we can't help but to take on a little burden and work harder than other people when encountering the world. Our motivations and ultimate goal are different than those who don't follow Jesus and even our purpose in life is not the same. Following Jesus in this secular world means that in every situation possible, we can emulate Jesus in some sort of way. It means that wherever you are and whatever you do, you always have a constant reminder in your heart of why you do what you do, which is to serve the Lord and glorify His name.