Our relationship with Christ is not only something that we should pursue everyday, but a relationship in which we should invest, grow, adapt and change.
God’s word (the Bible) speaks HIGHLY of the relationship that God desires for us to have with him.
In Galatians 4:6-7 the Bible says that, “because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his son into our hearts, prompting us to cry out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.”
These couple verses are all about relationship. It is abundantly clear that God desires to be our source for everything. That’s what the bible means when it says that the Spirit prompts us to cry out “Abba Father.” God desires for the dynamic of our relationship with him to be like that of father and child.
It’s hard not to immediately think of the flawed relationships that we may have with our earthly fathers, or lack thereof due to absence whether that be physically or emotionally. Some of us have wonderful relationships with our fathers, but they are still flawed in the sense that our earthly father’s will never be capable of loving us as perfectly as God loves us.
Since God is perfect in all his ways, we should be able to talk to him, cry out to him about the things going on in our lives and seek guidance from him concerning the things that we should do. He desires to be our safe place, refuge and confidant.
Galatians reminds us that we are no longer bound in relationship with our sins and this world, but we are God’s very own children. And since we are his children we have been called to inherit all that is his; Jesus and the kingdom of heaven being the ultimate reward. If we struggle to understand just how wonderful inheriting the kingdom of heaven will be, or why Jesus is such a wonderful prize, we should seek a deeper relationship with God, allowing him to show us himself.
We must let this new year pull us closer to God. My prayer lately has been that God will allow me to walk in his perfect will, that when his son Jesus returns I will not cower back from him in fear, or be ashamed of the way that I’ve chosen to live my life. I want to run into his open arms, laughing and overjoyed to be in reunion with the one that I’ve worked my whole life to get to know.
I’ve stressed the importance of having true relationship with God because at the end of our lives when we stand before him, our efforts to truly know him, honor him and live for him will be put on display. In that very moment, Christ will admit whether he knows us or not and I want my life’s story to show that I took advantage of opportunities daily to get to know him, and to love others as I love myself. We don’t get it right everyday but attempting to establish a better relationship with Christ not only benefits us, but everyone who connects with us. So this year, rest. Set aside the time to get to know God and make him a staple in your life. Read your bible more, start a journal and fill it with conversations to the Lord, blast your favorite worship music, just PURSUE HIM 🙂
Like any other relationship that we’re trying to pursue, we must put forth the effort, time and commitment needed to grow a healthy bond with the Lord.
Happy New Year,
Amber D.
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