How to follow Jesus when life gets hard #jesus #womensbiblestudy #devotional

📖 Get my FREE Bible Study "Worry-Free": https://www.belovedwomen.org/worry-free 💜 Join the Beloved App: https://www.belovedwomen.org/join Have you ever started following Jesus with so much joy, only to feel blindsided when life got hard and no one had prepared you for what it would actually cost? In this video, I am walking through three real costs of surrendering your life to God and why Jesus is worth every single one of them. From giving up your plans to being misunderstood by the world to walking through seasons of loneliness, I want to help you count the cost with your eyes wide open. My prayer is that by the end of this video, you will be able to say with full confidence that Jesus is worth it, no matter what following him requires. 0:00 When faith starts to cost more than you expected 1:31 The part of following Jesus no one talks about 3:33 What the return on total surrender actually looks like 4:11 The first cost most Christian women are not prepared to pay 6:33 Why letting go of your plans is not the end of your story 7:13 The second cost and why standing out is not a mistake 9:05 The third cost that is easy to miss but hard to carry 11:35 What King David understood that changed everything 13:58 The question every woman of faith has to answer MORE BELOVED: → An Invitation: https://www.belovedwomen.org/about/an... → Free Resources: https://www.belovedwomen.org/free-res... BOOKS BY CHRISTINA → Crazy or Called: https://amzn.to/3o5D7Ai → Worth More Than Rubies: https://amzn.to/2PjORh5 → Relentless Joy: https://amzn.to/3szt2c1 → Stand Firm: https://amzn.to/3UyLtvz START YOUR CHRISTIAN YOUTUBE CHANNEL → Christian YouTube Masterclass: https://christinapatterson.com/master... → Christian YouTube Course: https://christinapatterson.com/creative LET’S CONNECT → Christina: https://www.christinapatterson.com → Beloved Women: https://www.belovedwomen.org *Amazon links are affiliate links.