True believers follow Jesus. We are "His" sheep, and we know that following Him means obeying every single one of His teachings. We know it is a spiritual journey back into the light, and that every act of obedience brings us one step closer to freedom from darkness. We look for Him, and hear Him, and try to be like Him. We get immersed in the journey because walking with Jesus brings this planet back to life. We see this journey as a supernatural spiritual renewal — full of inner and outer transformation.

Following Jesus makes us feel understood, loved, and cared for. We know He is leading us home. And we will never forget the darkness we were in, and that, no matter how bad our situations seemed, Jesus jumped into our mess and rescued us by fixing all the impossible problems in and around our lives.

Jesus says, "My sheep know my voice; I am the good shepherd," "I am the way and the truth and the life," and "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness."

Jesus also calls Himself  "the good shepherd." Throughout Scripture, we are compared to sheep. Some are currently on the path home, back into the light, while others are still lost in darkness, needing rescue.

When Jesus states, "my sheep know my voice," I feel He is referring to those who walk in obedience to His ways. We understand His terminology about the world. We see the need to return to the light with God, and that obedience is the only way home. We know we need to be saved from this planet; we know there's real meaning to our being here, and that something went terribly wrong from the start.

You don't need a seminary degree or to be a Biblical scholar to see the obvious condition of this planet. All my life I knew something was off about this planet. Yet, I didn't pick up a Bible until I was thirty-five years old.

Those of us who understand are eternally thankful for God the Father. We know His love for us is immeasurable. We know He refused to let those of us who are willing to hear the truth and want to return home to Him go down with this sinking ship. We know He sent Jesus here to rescue all the people who love Him and don't want to be separated from Him.

How lucky are we that our God refused to let us go down with this planet.

Now, I see the Trinity as the ultimate rescue team. I know God has come back for "His" people. Those of us who believe He is real, know He is real, see Him in everything, want to know Him, and are willing to fight our way back to Him. God is the ultimate meaning of true love; He never gives up on anyone searching for Him and the truth.

Those who don't belong to Him yet are easy to spot. They don't know anything about God or the members of the Trinity. They don't care to understand His ways or what it means to live a life of obedience. They are unaware that obedience is what keeps us in the light—that it's for our safety. Never have they encountered the supernatural. They have a hard time believing such things even exist. They are too preoccupied with their own life and their own ways/beliefs. They accept the world and refuse to see reality for what it is. And even still, God loves them too and wants them to learn the truth so they can get out of darkness before it's too late. 

So, if you don't know the history of this planet but you want to understand what's going on. I encourage you to take time to learn the truth. It's the most important decision you will ever make.