You may have heard the phrase “What Would Jesus Do?”, which often is abbreviated to WWJD, some time within your life as a Christian. In fact, the phrase was so popular that it was turned into a bracelet that Christians would wear. But more importantly, it is a useful phrase to guide Christians to reflect on their actions and decisions in everyday life.

For our church, 2026 is the year of great commission. Indeed, we are called by God to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 24:14). But how can we obey God’s calling for us? After all, not all Christians will be called to become pastors or missionaries, or go to different nations to make disciples.

For the majority of us, disciple-making will most likely take place in our daily, mundane lives. But we often miss these opportunities, because we take our daily lives as a given. So I encourage you to start by asking the question: “What would Jesus do?”

1. Jesus took notice of the people around Him

This is a simple act that is becoming harder to do in the digital age today. These days, we almost go about our lives hooked or wired to our electronics: Phones, headphones, Kindle, and many others. Because our attention is focused on our screens, we become oblivious of our surroundings.

But during His ministry on earth, Jesus was attentive and aware of the people around Him. Jesus noticed a large crowd and had compassion on them (Mark 6:34). He paid attention and deliberately interacted with marginalized people – those who were forgotten or ignored by society.

In this case, disciple-making does not mean for us to go do something extraordinary, but can start with something small: Look around us. Who are the people God has entrusted us with? The Christians that are in our lives are here because of God’s will. Yet many times, we take them for granted and lose the chance to build discipling relationships with them.

Take notice of the people around you, how you can serve them, and build a discipling relationship with them. Be attentive to your surroundings, just as Jesus did.

2. Be intentional in your actions and words

Now that we see that people around us are opportunities to make disciples, this will lead us to do the second thing, which is to be intentional.

Just as Jesus was attentive, Jesus lived with profound intentionality. Jesus was clear about what His intention was, and what He was striving to achieve in His ministry. When He called the first of the twelve disciples, Jesus clearly stated the purpose of calling them, that He would turn them into fishers of men (Matthew 4:19)

It did not stop there, but Jesus followed through His goal of making them fishers of men. Jesus trained and discipled the disciples, so that they could be ready to fulfill their calling.

Intentionality can be difficult, especially in our daily lives. Our lives are often on ‘auto-pilot’, and we fail to reflect whether we could’ve or should’ve done things differently. For example, what could have been an opportunity to give words that build each other up is often used for unwholesome talks.

But if we know that the people around us are God’s children, and that He has entrusted us to take care of them, then we should strive to use our time with them wisely and graciously, to use our words and deeds as a chance for discipleship.

Our everyday lives are a gift of God, so let’s steward it and use the time we have with full intention and purpose, to obey His calling for us, which is to make disciples.

3. Pray and ask God to give you wisdom

Discipleship is not an easy thing to do. Every discipling relationship will look different from person to person, as well the season that the person is in. And that means we need to have wisdom in our discipleship.

Fortunately, our God loves when His people humbles themselves and relies on Him. Though discipleship can be laborious and tough, God is always there to walk with you and to guide you. He has also given the Holy Spirit within us so that He may remind us of the Word at the right time, and equip us to do His will.

Abide in Him, because He is the Vine. We are only the branches. Don’t turn the commission as the priority in your spiritual life, but let discipleship be an overflow, or the fruit that is produced because you always dwell and abide in God.