Relationship With God

There is a direct relationship between one's relationship with God and the amount of time one spends in the Word and in prayer. Just like any relationship, one's relationship with God must be maintained and nurtured. It is incredible how easy and natural it is to become lazy and sluggish in this. One day you are wallowing in the goodness and faithfulness of God and the next day you are consumed with worry, doubt, lust, anger; all because you decided to sleep in and cater to yourself this morning instead of spend time with God. All of a sudden, you have gone a week, a month, even more than a month without genuinely spending time with God.

Resolved: I will maintain my relationship with God through Scripture reading, study and prayer as much as I possibly can and as often as I possibly can.

My relationship with God is the foundation of all that I am as a believer and a disciple of Christ. God is my source, my light; He is the living water from which I must drink as often as I can. The biggest obstacle is losing the eternal perspective that is required of all who trust in Christ. Once that is lost, sin in all its various forms becomes more and more enticing each and every second. There is no neutrality or pause; either I am growing or I am withering. I choose to grow by the incredible grace of God!