![What difference can I really make? [The Art of… pt 5]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/part5cover.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
We all have the ability to be the change we wish to see in the world. But this type of life doesn’t just happen by accident. It’s the result of conscious and committed choices about how we live… but we don’t have to do it alone. The secret to becoming the change we wish to see is discovered when we practice the art of following Jesus.
![How can I hear God? [The Art of… pt 4]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/part4-cover.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
For many people the idea of knowing God seems impossible. If he or it even exists, it’s “out there,” distant, intangible, too large and removed for us to really know what he/it is on any concrete level… At most God is something we can only catch glimpses of.
But Jesus gave us a different picture. A picture of a heavenly Father who knows us and who we can know personally and intimately.
![What is God’s purpose for my life? [The Art of… pt 3]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover3.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
According to Jesus, your life has infinite importance. You aren’t here by mistake. You were made on purpose for a purpose. That purpose is only fully realized and experienced when we practice the art of following Jesus.
![How can I hear God? [The Art of… pt 2] #solitude #silence #prayer](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cover.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Can we actually listen to God? What does it mean to be guided by the Holy Spirit? Is it just a Christian version of following our hearts? How do we know we aren’t just hearing what we want to hear? If we really want to be able to listen to God we need to practice the art of following Jesus.
![But what do you DO with what you believe? [The Art of Following Jesus, pt 1]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/do.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
What does it actually mean to be a Christian… to follow Jesus? Just believe the right stuff, follow the right list of rules and you’re good to go? Honestly, that sounds terrible. There’s another way. It’s time we practice the art of following Jesus
