The Five Things Jesus Wants Me to Do

I asked Jesus one night, “What are the things You want me to do?” I was praying in the Spirit, and the Holy Spirit gave me this answer:

1. Intimacy — Time With Him

First and foremost, Jesus wants me to spend time with Him. This time is to be marked by intimacy, love, and closeness. There is an exclusivity the Lord requires, and I knew He was saying I was to be with Him in tenderness, as if His bride.

This involves giving Him my undivided attention—quality time, in the language of the five love languages. I am to be in communion with Him, saturating in His presence and light, absorbing the manna He offers and taking it in to my fullest capacity.

I am to allow Him to love me so deeply that I am like water being turned into wine.

John Piper has this saying:
“God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.”Meaning, we feel whole and complete in His company and presence. We are not longing for anyone or anything else when we are with Him.

Jesus died on the cross to make it possible for me to be fully united with Him. There is a love language in the Bible—the consummation of a marriage—and I believe this is what the Lord desires with us.

Notice God’s use of sensory language in these Scriptures that highlight this intimate relationship:

Song of Songs 4:10 (NIV)
 “How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice.”

Song of Songs 8:14 (NIV)
 “Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the spice-laden mountains.”

Exodus 34:14 (NLT)
 “You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about His relationship with you.”

Psalm 42:1–2 (ESV)
 “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

Genesis 2:24 (ESV) 
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

2. Trust — Like a Child

The second thing Jesus wants from me is trust. He wants me to trust Him like a child trusts a good father.

So, the Lord wants me to be as His child. Children are very dependent and can have confidence in the protection of a good father. Jesus wants that level of trust from me.

A child is helpless and dependent in most ways. They do not know what they need or where to find it. They do not necessarily know how to obtain food or water or make safe choices. Without adult protection and guidance, children are likely to fall into danger.

The Lord is a good, good Father, and we can trust and depend on Him in all circumstances.

Here are verses that highlight our relationship to Jesus as a child:

Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV) 
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Matthew 18:2–5 (ESV)
 “He called a little child to Him and placed the child among them. And He said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.’”

Isaiah 41:13 (NIV) 
“For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, ‘Fear not, I am the one who helps you.’”

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) 
“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’”

3. Obedience — As His Servant

The third thing Jesus wants from me is obedience. In this role, I am His servant.

As His servant, I am eager to please my Lord and Master. My primary concern is not myself or my desires, but His. A faithful and obedient servant trusts that the Master is good and wise; therefore, whatever He asks is reasonable—even if I do not understand.

As a humble servant, I am alert and move with intention to do what He asks with excellence and efficiency. I do not delay or move carelessly—I respond with a willing and attentive heart.

A true servant’s great joy is to live in submission, carrying themselves with dignity and grace.

Scriptures that highlight this relationship:

Philippians 2:1–11 (ESV) 
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore..."

4. Friendship — Sharing Life

The fourth thing Jesus desires from me is friendship.

C.S. Lewis once said,
 “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.”

Jesus invites us into that kind of friendship—one where we share in His truth.

The truth we hold together is that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. To love Him, to call Him friend, is to embrace that truth—and in doing so, we embrace Him.

One of the greatest privileges given to those who are saved is this: that Jesus calls us His friends.

I have always believed that a true friend is someone who genuinely likes me, and whom I also like in return. Friendship involves reciprocity—it must be mutual to endure. Unlike family ties, which we are born into, friendship is chosen. I choose, and I am chosen.

Euripides once wrote,
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”

How beautiful that Jesus chooses us in this way.

Scriptures on friendship:

Proverbs 27:9 (NIV) 
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NIV) 
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”

John 15:12–15 (ESV) 
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.”

Romans 12:10 (ESV)
 “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

Romans 1:12 (ESV) 
“That is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.”

5. Sisterhood — Coheirs With Christ

The fifth thing Jesus desires from me is sisterhood.

I am to be Jesus’ sister and a coheir with Him in our Father’s estate. To be a sister or brother in a family is like being a friend or peer, but what is unique about this relationship is that we are not only related to one another—we share the same Father.

Jesus, by dying on the cross, made it possible for me to inherit the Kingdom along with Him, my Beloved elder brother. He chose to share His great estate, the Kingdom of God, with me.

Along with all believers, I am a coheir with Him. We have the unfathomable honor of not only sharing in the Kingdom of God but also participating in it.

Romans 8:17 (ESV)
 “And if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.”

Mark 3:35 (ESV) 
“For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”

John 14:1–3 (KJV)
 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

Closing Reflection

The five things Jesus wants from me and you as believers are meant to make us whole, complete, and content.

These roles—Bride, Child, Servant, Friend, Sister—represent the deepest longings of our hearts. God knows this. He created us for this. And He sent Jesus so that, in Him, we can be made whole.

We are blessed as women to the degree that we grow in these callings. The Holy Spirit will cultivate this in us, so all we need to do is ask Him.

All that God requires of us is an opportunity to show what He can do. A.B. Simpson