When we come to God, we take the first steps. We repent, we are baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of our sins, we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (Acts 2:38)

This is the beginning. Our new life in Jesus is a new walk and talk. Jesus, by His Spirit the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of truth, leads us and guides us, giving us greater understanding of Him and the choices we need to make to stay saved.

"Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." - John 14:17-18 KJV

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth..." - John 16:13 KJV

When we are born again of the Spirit, like a baby that takes his first breath needs to keep breathing to stay alive, we need to keep getting refilled with the Holy Ghost to stay alive spiritually. We need to stay full of the Spirit. We can do this in our daily prayer life, and when we go to church. (Acts 4:31, Jude 1:20, Galatians 5:16, 25)

When we go to church, we not only go to worship Jesus, our Lord and Savior, but we also go to hear the preaching of the Word so we can grow spiritually.

"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:" - Ephesians 4:11-12 KJV

We begin bearing the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), gentleness, goodness, faith (faithfulness), meekness (gentleness), temperance (self-control). (Galatians 5:22-23)

On the day of Pentecost, after those that were baptized were added to the church, they did not stop at that; they continued.

"And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." - Acts 2:42

As we live for Jesus, we look for His return for us, His church. We want to stay ready, keeping the victory over temptation, and keeping on the armour of God (Ephesians 6:10-18) so we don’t fall prey to the devices of the devil (2 Corinthians 2:10-11).

We want to be ready to meet Jesus - caught up together in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, to ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless." - 2 Peter 3:14