Following Jesus Quotes

“When God doesn't conform to our expectations, we're tempted to betray what we believe in. Like Judas, we're in it for what we can get out of it. So when God doesn't grant our wishes like a divine genie in a bottle, we are tempted to turn our back on Him.

This is what separates the boys from the men. Or maybe I should say the sheep from the goats! How do you react when God doesn't meet your expectations? If you truly accepted the invitation to follow Jesus, you'll keep going on through hurricanes, hail, and hazardous conditions. If you have simply invited Him to follow you, you'll bail out at the first sign of bad weather.”
― Mark Batterson, All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life

“Persecution for Christians is not a possibility, it's a promise, it's not a maybe, it's a surely! Following Jesus can mean finding the trouble you've been looking for!”
― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“When Jesus said, "I am the way," He meant that to have a true relationship with God, you must practice His way.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ

“We must practice living deeply, loving, and acting with charity if we wish to truly honor Jesus.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ

“Men and women of God through the centuries have lived out this abiding truth. There are no heroes of the faith who did not live out this extravagant lavishing of their time on Jesus. When we examine their private lives, we see that they needed to abide for strength and for wisdom. They were addicted to extravagant time in the presence of Jesus because it gave them life and joy and was the only thing that fulfilled them.”
― Missionaries Who Love The Arab World, Live Dead: The Journey

“Discipline leads us to desire, which matures into delight.”
― Missionaries Who Love The Arab World, Live Dead: The Journey

“Grace is easy. Life is hard. So follow Jesus if you must, seek the face of God if you must, but don't be surprised if, after a while, it feels like you've been battling angels in the darkness. Seeking God's face in a fallen world is not the easy life; it's the good life, and a good life is always a life of worthwhile stories and worthwhile struggles.”
― Mike Cosper, Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World

“There was (and is) nothing palatable about Jesus Christ of Nazareth to those who love the world and have made their home in it.”
― David D. Flowers

“Down through the centuries, the Savior has repeatedly lifted the fallen from the holes they've dug for themselves one shovel scoop at a time. After His grand rescue, the Redeemer does not always seal that hole shut behind us. He does not force us into relationship or bully us into repentance. Instead, He leaves us with a choice: follow Me or fall again.”
― Jennifer Dukes Lee, Love Idol: Letting Go of Your Need for Approval - and Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes

“A disciple of Jesus Christ is a visible verbal follower of Jesus Christ at the expense of the ones and things that they hold dear. It's that serious.”
― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“Our business, whatever comes, is to continue to believe and follow Jesus, certain that a divine blessing is coming our way. In the middle of the worst storm imaginable, we tie ourselves heart and soul to the mast of the truth of God's promise that disappointment will lead to hope. It's not that we won't hear the screeches of the enemy's lies in the night, but we will refuse to chart our course by them.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

“God is the source of all your legitimate needs and He must be the One to satisfy them.”
― Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“Pharasaical tendencies in all of us make the walk of faith doable. We can be moral, go to church, read our Bibles, and give our 10 percent. Jesus and Ruth knock down the walls of that kind of thinking. Real kingdom living is clostly. It will stretch, bend, and break us. Following Jesus isn't the path to a tame or easy life. It is about taking up a cross--which means laying down our lives as Jesus did for the sake of others.”
― Carolyn Custis James, Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

“Many of us are acting like following God means we live a life of misery and saying no to all of the ‘fun’ things in life. Perhaps we haven’t yet realized that following Christ is the way to an abundant life—it’s the way to true joy and a great adventure! If we walk around acting as though living in a relationship with Jesus is boring and miserable, no one would want to join the migration to Him. But if we go to the world as the salt and light as Jesus calls us to, with celebration of what He has done in our lives, others will want to be part of it too.”
― Sadie Robertson, Live Fearless: A Call to Power, Passion, and Purpose

“When Jesus talked about following Him, He didn’t sugarcoat it all. He didn’t say, ‘Follow Me, it’ll be great. You’re going to live an amazing life and I will pour my blessings on you financially.” Instead, it’s a much more realistic message, ‘Follow Me. It will probably be hard. People will probably persecute you and even hate you, but remember they hated Me first. I will be with you and give you strength to endure. Follow Me because I can give you eternal life.”
― Sadie Robertson Huff, Who Are You Following?: Pursuing Jesus in a Social Media-Obsessed World

“Jesus is basically saying, 'Look, none of the stuff you have is going to last, including you. You've only got about a dime's worth of life now. Come and trade up, come follow Me, and you can know God.' In that sense, Jesus isn't requesting a sacrifice at all. He's asking us to play Bigger and Better, where we give up ourselves and end up with Him.”
― Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

“Radical obedience to Christ may risk your position, profession and possession. All the risk we take and all the sufferings we go through are nothing, when we consider the reward which God has kept for us.”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“The World say, Be you , Follow your heart and grab all you can. But JESUS says, Love your God , deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me..!! It's all about being Him.!!!”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“A fruit is counted as a fruit when we see it. It is the same with spiritual fruit. We can’t claim to have fruit until we exhibit it in the wall of our lives. We have the fruit of Holy Spirit only when others can taste it in us. “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’ (Matt 5:16).”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“An idol is not only an image or a shape; anything more important than God, or anything more loved than God, is an idol. It could be pleasure, convenience, comfort- Zone, self-glory, self-centeredness, love of money, position, honor etc. We must turn to God from these idols.
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. (1 John 5/21)”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“We are freed from the yoke of sin, but we have to come under the yoke of Jesus. If not we will be yokeless wanderers without a destination. Jesus said in Matthew 11:29, " Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you,”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“Not only lips, and mouth, and tongue, but mind, and affections;
not only knee, and hand, and eye,
but heart, and conscience, and memory,
must be pressed to attend upon God in worship.Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.”
Matt 22/37”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“Self denial is not ‘once in a lifetime act’; it is a daily deliberate decision. Our intention should never be to do anything by ourselves or for ourselves, but rather to do everything by Him and for Him. We should practice denying ourselves and doing things of the Lord and with the Lord every day. Through daily self-denial and crucifying the flesh, our life in Christ grows, strengthens, and attains maturity.”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“True repentance makes us inwardly humble and visibly reformed and it indicates that our faith is genuine.”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“When Jesus said I am the way, he wasn't just saying the way to get forgiveness of sins. He says I am the way- the way I lived is the way you should live. He is the narrow way and He is inviting you and me to walk as He walked. His life was the perfect hallmark of selflessness.”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“We cherry-pick our favorite traits and words of Christ and run with them - amplifying some parts while silencing others - to suit our personal visions and preferences. In doing this, rather than the true and the whole, we create caricatures and distortions of His character - false Christs made in our own images - and are left with no mystery as to why He would say we must deny ourselves daily in order to follow Him.”
― Criss Jami

“The cross is a paradox of grace: it is heavy, yet it is a light that guides us; it is painful, yet it brings healing; it is death, yet it is the door to life. Carrying the cross means sharing in Christ's suffering, and trusting that God is working all for our good. Those who follow Christ to Calvary will one day stand before Him, honored and crowned in glory, knowing that the cross was never the end, but how eternal life was won.”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“In case you missed it, Jesus says, “Go and make disciples.” He does not say, “Go and tell people about me and baptize them, then move on to someone else.” Our priority is to spend time with the few in our lives who are open and able to learn from us about the commands he has given us. Simply put, discipleship is helping people follow Jesus. This may mean helping people who are already following Jesus or helping people who are not yet following him. It is not just a word that applies to Christians.”
― Steven Kolberg, Reviving Fatherhood: Guiding Every Dad from First Steps to Lasting Legacy

“Sometimes chasing your dream will break your heart before it blesses your life.”
― KB Briley, All I Need is a Glove... and God

“Learning to see into the future will change the way you live your life. No matter what you are going through right now, it will not affect you.”
― Benjamin Suulola