I must Do what God Says, not just Listen to the Word

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
James 1:22 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/jas.1.22.NLT

If I love God you must not only listen to the world, I must also do what it says.  It is how I show that I am not a hypocrite.  I do what the Bible says and don't just read the Word.

God Shows us the Truth about Jesus through His Testimony

All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don’t believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don’t believe what God has testified about his Son.
1 John 5:10 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.5.10.NLT

I know the truth about Jesus because of the testimony of Jesus.  God has shown me who He is through His Son, Jesus, and God's testimony is true.

Loving Each Ohrther Means we Follow God

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.4.7.NLT

I will show God's love to others by loving other people.  It is the way I show other people that I know God, by loving other people, since it's a command to love other people.  

God Knows the Plans He Has for Me

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/jer.29.11.NLT

I know that God has good plans for me, no matter how hard or difficult life may seem.  He has good plans for me. This scripture was written when everything seemed bad for Israel, but God knew what His plans for them were.

God knows the plans he has for me, and they are a future and a hope, that's why I can trust God to lead and guide me in what I'm supposed to do.

Living in God means Living My Life as Jesus Did

Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.
1 John 2:6 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.2.6.NLT

If I want to say that I live in God, I must live my life as Jesus did, listening to God's Word and doing what it says.  Following God means living in God and living like Jesus did.  

That means hearing God's Word and doing what it says.  It is how I show my testimony, doing what the Bible says, and showing Jesus to others through how I live.

I have Fellowship with God

But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.1.7.NLT

God cleansed me of my sins so I have fellowship with Him through Jesus.  I accepted Jesus as my savior and Lord and now I have fellowship with God.  He has fellowship with me because He took away my sins.

God is Always Faithful

Psalm 109:7:

He is the Lord our God.  His justice is seen throughout the land.

⁸ He always stands by his covenant—the commitment he made to a thousand generations.

God will always be faithful to me because I have a relationship with Him.   He is faithful to people who love Him and I know He will always be faithful to me.  He is a just God and he will always be there for me.