“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” Matthew 7:13-14
Salvation begins with making a decision for Jesus however many believers live in a rudimentary stage and fail to realize the potential of a Christ follower.
This happens for several reasons:
You have not made a serious commitment to live for Jesus and straddle the line between abandonment to God and worldly living.
Many believers make a decision for Jesus but attempt to appease Him through works and keeping laws. They find their comfort zone in religion not the Living Christ.
The cornerstone to a relationship with Jesus is built on faith which is a lifestyle of believing in the promises of God to meet your every need. It is a discipline of seeking your nourishment for life from the Living Water.
The only way you can walk in oneness with Jesus is by yielding to the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and your link to all the attributes of God. He is the source of strength, wisdom and protection and gives you the ability to walk in the footsteps of Jesus.
As a believer you gain spiritual maturity by your unyielding faith in God. Your faith has nothing to do with the circumstances in your life. You walk by faith without complaining in difficult times and learn to be obedient to the voice of God.
God speaks to believers through the life of Christ dwelling within you. So you have to listen for the voice of God and be submissive to His instructions. There is no debate when God speaks; you respond with obedience.
If you want a close relationship with Jesus you must pray frequently and meditate on His Word.
God desires for you to seek out His will for your life. The starting point is to commit your works each day to God and pray for His thoughts to be established in your mind. This pleases God because you are not relying on self sufficiency but desiring to walk with God. This biblical principle coupled with giving the Holy Spirit authority over you life will draw you into an embracing and vibrant relationship with the Living Christ.
Jesus has power and dominion over the heavens and earth and you can have a symbiotic relationship with Him beginning today!
Hal Hollister Ministry 