Being a Disciple of Jesus Christ

This life is the time for us to prepare to meet God. As we are preparing ourselves to return to Heavenly Father's presence, we should be striving to become true disciples of Jesus Christ. To some this may seem like an impossible or unnecessary task, but those whole feel this way don't understand clearly what becoming a true disciple of Christ means. Here are some things that I think describe what it means to become a disciple of Christ and examples of why I think so:

• We should diligently seek to hear and understand the words of Christ. A perfect example of this is the story as the end of Luke 10 about the girl named Mary who sat at the Savior's feet listening to what he said instead of working with her sister Martha to prepare a meal for them. Now, we shouldn't be shirking our responsibilities to learn from the words of Christ, but if we put Christ first, we will find time to do all our responsibilities as well. 
• We need to be unselfish with what we are blessed with and be willing to help our neighbor who is in need. This is a principle that I think goes hand in hand with loving our neighbor. A good example of this is the parable of the friend at midnight told at the beginning of Luke 11 where a person asks his neighbor late at night if he could have some food to feed a friend, because he had nothing currently to give.
• We must also treasure the things of Heaven more than our worldly possessions. This is something that many of us struggle with especially now when we have so many blessings and technological advances. It has become necessary for people to have the new best thing for them to be happy. Luke 12: 34 it says "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." This is very true. We should treasure our testimony more than our television.

I try to do all these things, but I think that doing the first principle I talked about can make doing the others a lot easier. Every morning after I wake up I like to start my day off by reading the scriptures, because it enables me to remember who I am and what I stand for as I go throughout the day. Lately I have been forgetting to read every morning, but I am trying to make a conscious effort to be better. Although I am not perfect, I am trying my best and that is what counts. Ultimately, Being a disciple of Christ means that we need to devote our lives to him and align our will with his.