5 Signs You’re Living Your Life for Jesus Here are five signs you are committed, enthusiastic and continuing to grow in your relationship with Christ. By Lesli White

 

5 Signs You’re Living Your Life for Jesus

Here are five signs you are committed, enthusiastic and continuing to grow in your relationship with Christ.

By Lesli White

Committed to Christ

2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and are freed through the waters of baptism, our lives begin anew. When we live our lives for Jesus, our lives are completely transformed. Want to know if you’re demonstrating a life that reflects a strong relationship with Jesus? Here are five signs you are committed, enthusiastic and continuing to grow in your relationship with Christ.

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You Strive to Please Him

If you’re truly living a life for Jesus, you strive to please Him in all that you do. You think about the decisions you make based off your commitments to Christ and your faith. If you know a decision you may make isn’t reflecting the faith walk you’re on, you’ll steer away from it. You give yourself to Jesus and Jesus alone and are happy when you do things that are pleasing to Him.

Your Prayer Life Is Active

When we commit ourselves to prayer, we confess our troubles, our longings and our praises. We lift up prayers of concern, and also of thanksgiving. Having an active prayer life is an indicator that you’re living your life for Christ. When you actively reach out to Him, it reflects how meaningful God is in your everyday life. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 tells us to pray without ceasing. Prayer doesn’t always have to be you sitting alone in a room, with your eyes closed and your hands crossed. Prayer can happen anywhere you are. If you’re constantly in dialogue with God, it shows that we are fully committed to the responses and promises our Heavenly Father offers.

You Evangelize

Evangelism is the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. It shows up in many forms for believers, but is ultimately about truly living your life in a way that reflects Jesus. Evangelism doesn’t require you to have your own Christian telecast, or to memorize every verse of the Bible. It’s also not about bashing others in the name of Christ. It’s about spreading the Gospel, and living a life that demonstrates Christ so that others may better know Him.

You Recognize Church As The Body of Christ

Remember, church isn’t just a building. It’s a body of believers. When you recognize the church as the body of Christ, you are also recognizing that you are a part of the body of Christ. While finding the right church and being around other believers is important, you don’t have to just gather at church for fellowship. You can reflect the body of Christ anywhere, and in everything. If you’re truly living your life for Jesus, there isn’t a single place you’d want to not express your faith.

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Lesli White is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a concentration in print and online journalism. In college, she took a number of religious studies courses and harnessed her talent for storytelling. White has a rich faith background. Her father, a Lutheran pastor and life coach was a big influence in her faith life, helping her to see the value of sharing the message of Christ with others. She has served in the church from an early age. Some of these roles include assisting ministry, mutual ministry, worship and music ministry and church council.