If I am going to be a Jesus-follower, I need to be intentional about relating with Jesus, interacting with Him through my day to day experience. What makes this hard is that the conversation seems one-sided. I do not hear Him speak, I only ‘sense’ His direction or guidance of wisdom. It’s a thought or feeling inside of me that seems to be from Him. But how do I confirm this? How do I know its not just my own thoughts and feelings, or Satan misleading me?
The best answer I can come up with is His example. I look to the gospels especially for insight into how Jesus operated. Though it doesn’t answer all of my questions, it does help shape my general thinking and behaviour, and gives me enough to go on when I do not have all the answers I need or want. Continue reading ‘Jesus-shaped living’ »