Are you close to Jesus?

If you were to honestly ask yourself, “how close am I to Jesus” what would be your answer?  Now consider the question, if we could ask Jesus how close he thinks we are to him what would he say? The point here is not to make us feel bad, but to motivate us to change. As believers, deep inside our hearts, buried under our selfish desires, are the desires that God has instilled in us. They are intrinsically tied to faith and hope. The closer we get to Jesus, to his teachings, to his compassion, to his obedience, the more our heart opens up to the Spirit. We cannot be led by the Spirit without first following Jesus! Would you like to have this boldness? If you don’t’ have it, and you want it, what’s stopping you?