The key to following Jesus is to actually follow Him. That can be a hard thing to do, especially when the path gets scary or when people start to attack you because of what you are doing. But, if we want to get where He is going, the only way to get there is to follow Him there. The Bible is full of examples of people facing this challenge and realizing they can't to the promises of God any other way.
We need to keep following Jesus because we don't know where to go next, and He does.
Hebrews 9:27-28, 10:36, 11:1 & 8