Who is a true Disciple?
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“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. ” (John 8: 31)
If you are reading this article it is because you are interested in the things of God and you believe. But it’s not enough to just believe. The Lord Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, “If you abide in My word…” The Lord is putting a condition in order to remain in this belief. This belief requires us to be constant and firm in the Word of the Lord Jesus.
God notices that often we hold on to the past. We are driven by past trauma or words that have hurt us, which perhaps, we are still attached to without realizing it. And when we belief in God we must only believe in Him and not the past experiences.
I can believe in Jesus, profess and preach in His Name, but if as a Christian, I do not stand firm in His words and teachings by constantly guarding my heart, my eyes, not being anxious, etc. then I will be dominated by the circumstances.
If, on the other hand, you reveal this belief, trust, confidence and reliance on His Word, then the past and words will no longer hurt you. They will not remain in you because you believe in the Lord Jesus’ and do not live based on the circumstances.
All this requires consistency and to be vigilant of your feelings, how you live, and act.
When you remain in Jesus and expelled any and every emotion that comes along you are allowing His Word to wash you. You take on the Lord Jesus’ teachings, thus, becoming truly His disciple. You will not act on an impulse, you will be disciplined and expel what you feel or desire in order to follow the Lord Jesus’ Word.
“… And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Many people believe that the truth is only for those who need deliverance, but this is not so! Actually, we come to know the truth when we remain in the Word of Jesus. Then yes, we will know the truth.
“So that means that, I, who still have bad eyes, want to justify myself, am anxious, selfish and proud will know this truth, and this will set me free?” Precisely! The truth is not intended to offend you, but to set you free. Therefore, throughout the day when you meditate and find things out about yourself do not be discouraged. Do not feel offended or low. You should feel worthy because the truth will direct you to the right path. The truth will make you aware of the “damage” that was harbored inside you and make you capable of fighting against it. You will fight against your feelings and will be free through the materialization of your belief in the Lord Jesus.
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Have an objective, be constant and remain in this objective. Choose a time to read these articles. After, make your prayer and materialize what is inside.
A big hug and we’ll be back on Monday.
Avegail Ordonez
9th October 2014 at 5:44
Good day Mrs. Viviane,
Thank you for the strong message to medidate.A true disciple lives by the Word of God.believing and practicing His words and not only when we are inside the church but everywhere we go we must live according to His
word.It’s true that when we allow to live from our past we became stagnant and not growing Spiritually, because we allow the pain to be in our hearts again and all the negative experiences will keep on reminding how we live before we met Jesus.The moment we surrender our life to Him, everything is new because He gives us the new beggining to live in His presence and it means our old life is dead.In the new beginning we allow God to take control of our life,not driven by emotion but by faith that God gives us the assurance that our life will never be the same again.and living a life of a true disciple of Jesus.
jarleidys camargo
8th October 2014 at 18:39
Hola Sra es muy cierto esto, por que discípulo no eS aquel que porta un uniforme, o recibe una responsabilidad. Mas si aquel que se mantiene vijilante, en comunion con Dios, que se mantiene hacuendo propositos, dando lo mejor en su obra, ganando almas,por que por mas que sea el diablo crea situaciones en el trabajo, en la universidad, para ensuciar nuestros ojos y corazon , pero es cuando nuestra permanecía en la meditación de na palabra de Dios que nos hace rechazar las cosas que nos contaminan, y de esta manera es muy difícil el diablo sacar ventaja, debemos mantenernos siempre en contacto con Dios y vijilando…recibir es fácil, la cuestión es mantener lo que recibimos.
flavianicole
8th October 2014 at 6:40
Thank you madam Vivianne what is really going on inside of me after reading this post is that holding on the past has nothing to do with true discipline it just hurts so its really meaning less for me to hold on to the past, if i only find belief, trust, confidence and reliance on His Word, then the past and words will no longer hurt me because I believe in the Lord Jesus’ and do not live based on the circumstances so this is the secrete to true discipline and happiness.
LUCKIE TSHILOANE
12th September 2014 at 11:47
Good afternoon Mam,i will start by thanking my LORD JESUS for accepting to die for my sins what is happening inside of me right now is.i hear when my GOD spoke to i have the determination in my heart that i will imitate JESUS no matter what and i am glad that i wont give up until i finish the race and receive the crown that is where my eyes are these days,nothing pleases me in the world anymore.we fight everyday with the devil and demons until the end and i will win this fight only and only if i abide to GOD and HIS WORD not just believe,all i am fighting for is for me to be born of GOD the more i get closer to the light,the more i see my sins and mistakes which some i keep doing even now.i just have to rely on GOD but i will keep the faith and practise the WORD OF GOD,may god keep blessing you and your family.luckie(UCKG SA)
Janeene Octaviano
11th September 2014 at 17:25
Hello Mrs.Vivi! Thank you so much for sharing this message. I can say that once we keep remembering the past we can’t move forward in our life and we remain stagnant like water. I’m saying this because I already experience it. I was once an assistant then I was removed because I fell into sin. But even though it’s like that I decided to remain in God’s presence cause I know I’m nothing without Him. On the process of moving on it’s not really easy, I’m so ashamed and doesn’t have courage to talk to people in the church cause I’m thinking that they are judging me. Until one day, I’m decided to look to God cause I’m very tired of my situation. I stopped looking back, I stopped blaming myself. I hold on to God’s word and lractice it daily and look at Him only. Now, I’m strong in His presence last week September 6 I received the Holy Spirit. I’m so thankful to God and to His servants, God showed me that no matter what we did if we really want to receive Him He will come to us if our intention is good.
Aneasa Rodriguez
5th September 2014 at 14:00
Hi Mrs.Vivian.
Thanks for having website Facebook in English. It’s a blessing. I was to grow more and be closer to God. It is true to when we believe in God our past is no more.
God bless you.