Christian Life is about Relationship
Finding God in the Daily
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33 KJV
Christians have something special that no one can take away from them. They have a living relationship with God.
THE MORE WE LOVE GOD, the more we are able and free to
share His love. Spiritual truth enlivens and equips the Christian for what life throws at them as the focus moves from rules, regulations, and scripted spirituality to a life of faith, trust, and fullness in God. Healing of damaged emotions from past painful experiences dovetail with a life embedded in a living relationship tempered and held fast by
God.
Spiritual life like this is not established without challenge and hard work but at the same time it is anchored with meaning and strength. In this way, a true seeker of God comes to the knowledge of God in the context of a living relationship with Him. The result is to know and experience an ever-deepening awareness and inner awakening that stirs the soul to radiant life.
A relationship with God is one of strength and enjoyment, hope and help, love and goodness. This is a reciprocal friendship. The believer goes from duty-bound to love-bound as the relationship becomes genuine, closer, and intimate. Obedience and service spring forth from this relationship, out of the believer's love for God and also as an outworking of His love in them. The Christian's spiritual life continues to grow as they desire and receive pleasure in pleasing their Father God.
Before this turned toward the better good, there was spiritual purpose without spiritual process, like an end without the means. What was missing in their spirituality was an emphasis on developing a spiritual-personal relationship with God as in a life totally integrated with the touch of God.
What does this kind of relationship look like?
- It is about relationship with Father God, Christ Jesus,
and the Holy Spirit.
- It is about embracing Christ and staying there until He
begins to change you.
- It is a process of adding love to love to love to love.
- It is about changing what needs changing
and being fine with it.
Spiritual life like this is not established without challenge and hard work but at the same time it is anchored with meaning and strength. In this way, a true seeker of God comes to the knowledge of God in the context of a living relationship with Him. The result is to know and experience an ever-deepening awareness and inner awakening that stirs the soul to radiant life.
A relationship with God is one of strength and enjoyment, hope and help, love and goodness. This is a reciprocal friendship. The believer goes from duty-bound to love-bound as the relationship becomes genuine, closer, and intimate. Obedience and service spring forth from this relationship, out of the believer's love for God and also as an outworking of His love in them. The Christian's spiritual life continues to grow as they desire and receive pleasure in pleasing their Father God.
Before this turned toward the better good, there was spiritual purpose without spiritual process, like an end without the means. What was missing in their spirituality was an emphasis on developing a spiritual-personal relationship with God as in a life totally integrated with the touch of God.
What does this kind of relationship look like?
- It is about relationship with Father God, Christ Jesus,
and the Holy Spirit.
- It is about embracing Christ and staying there until He
begins to change you.
- It is a process of adding love to love to love to love.
- It is about changing what needs changing
and being fine with it.
Once God becomes real to the individual, then life as a
Christ-follower is established on a foundation that does not crumble when life gets hard or disappointing.
Relationship is relationship. Like in a healthy relationship, when we love someone and they love us, we will want to please them. We draw upon this friend during the hard times. They are honest with us, speak the truth with us. We can depend on this friend when we are not at our best.
Relationship is relationship. Like in a healthy relationship, when we love someone and they love us, we will want to please them. We draw upon this friend during the hard times. They are honest with us, speak the truth with us. We can depend on this friend when we are not at our best.
This is this way is is with God. God is our all in all, our Deliverer, our Sustainer, our Lover, and our Redeemer. God makes all things new in His time.
Dear Father in Heaven, Thank you for Your love, faithfulness, and kindness. Amen
A Message of Life
Inspiration 46
Dear Father in Heaven, Thank you for Your love, faithfulness, and kindness. Amen
To God be the Glory
A Message of Life
Inspiration 46
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