I had a lot on my brain this morning. One thing was a math quiz. I was praying that I studied enough for it. Plus other things bombarded my mind. Somebody said something to me last night and it was echoing in my mind. It had to do with relationships. It made me think what my relationships were like in my life. Which ones I needed to give to God, the ones I needed His help with, and above all my relationship with Him.
When It comes to relationships, if you don't know someone well enough what do you do? You try to get to know the person by hanging out them and asking all kinds of questions: what are their favorite foods, colors or sports, what they want to be when they "grow" up, etc. When asking all those questions, you hope to have something in common. You know you won't be the same in all areas but you are hoping to have a same interest in at least one area.
So as I was traveling to my University (Jacksonville State University) this morning, I was thinking about ALL my relationships; which one or ones were lacking attention. I decided that some of them were. I am trying with God's help to fix them. I looked deep inside to see how strong my relationship with God was. I didn't like what I saw. I know I am not the only one who struggles with it. But I do know I want to fix it. I never want to be satisfied with just "a come to God when I need Him" attitude. I want to know the plans He has for me and my life (Jeremiah 29:11) and that takes calling upon Him (Jeremiah 33:3). Searching for Jesus takes work. If you are willing to search, you will find Him. (Jeremiah 29:13)
So, what do I need to do? Well, I have to spend time and get to know God more. Am I willing to miss a television show or a movie? If you think about it, the devil uses anything and everything to distract us. He CANNOT take our salvation but he can hurt our witness. The devil is out to get us. He is like a roaring lion. He wants to kill us, steal us, and destroy us. (John 10:10) Thank God the verse does not stop there... Jesus has come to give us life and have it to the full. So if we have an awesome God, who sent his Son, then why in the world do we not spend the time with Him? You can read the Bible all day and it still would not matter. It is not head knowledge. You have to know Him and have a personal relationship with Him.
Get into your prayer closet and draw close to God. He will draw close to you. (James 4:8)
