I've been thinking a lot about keeping my relationship with God fresh! This means that I have to think about the influences that I involve myself in, as well as the people that I fellowship and walk life with.
I've been spending a lot of time telling our youth group the importance of keeping their fire burning bright for God and that they have to keep the relationship between them fresh.
We've been talking about the obvious things like reading your Bible, praying but listening, praying but thinking, praying but seeking, worshiping him with music on, etc. So there's a private time that it is very important in fostering a spicy relationship with God. And though this may be a difficult one to get started and be disciplined with, it's probably the most easiest for us to understand and except.
But God wants us to be well-rounded be a whole person who is transparent both in the private and public life and devoted to God. If we want to keep the fire burning for God, and we need to surround ourselves by people who have God's fire burning in them. So I'm talking about your close friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, and fiancés. I'm talking about people that are in the pre-marriage state. If you fellowship with someone at great lengths and their number one focus and desire is not Jesus, what do you think will begin happento your fire? Yup, you got it. And it will be so stealth when it happens that you won't be aware of it. Before you know it, you'll be asking yourself and God how your fire went out. How did you end up in such a arid place.
So what can you do to keep the fire burning and foster a relationship with someone who loves Jesus that is desiring to walk with the Lord too?
Read and talk about a Bible passage and discuss what God is speaking to you both. Instead of solely texting about trivial and personal things, put God first and text about what he is doing in your life. Here's a radical thought, pray together!
Folks, this walking with God thing is important and you have to set a plan in place to keep your fire burning. If you are not careful, your relationship with the person can become an idol. When you put that person above God, God's feelings will be hurt. The Lord also tells us that God is a jealous God. He tells us not to have idols or make idols. What are you making with the people that you're hanging around with? Are you making a comfortable fun world that is devoid of God? Or is God in the center of your life?
If you are not willing to put God first in your relationship with people, you need to ask yourself why you still pursue these relationships. In all honesty what is happening is that you are really being disobedient to God when you do this. And God is not trying to keep you from anyone, he is trying to protect you and help you to find people that will walk with you with God in life. When you get married, of three for cord that cannot be broken spiritually is created. So it is true that when you have relations with someone before marriage, that you are connected with them and God spiritually. This is a chain that has to be broken and then the relationship between you and God is restored again. What do you want to be part of your life and attached to you? So I'm thinking about the analogy of a car and the type of trailer that it would pull. I wouldn't just want to hitch my car up to ant type of trailer. Think about it, there would be guidelines that you would put in place to make sure that you purchase and use and maintain a well working trailer. Would anyone purchase or use the trailer that was going to cause them danger or get them sidetracked? Honestly, when this occurs, people often make the choice to do so. When Polacca money and need the trailer for work, they may settle and buy something that isn't going to get the job done.
God never wants us to settle, and God wants us to get his job done. He doesn't want us to be shipwrecked and unhappy; he wants us to live a whole life. He actually puts principles in place to help us live life with principles that do work. If we would just put in place the natural good concepts and the spiritual concepts, we have a lot less trouble happening in our lives. I think we would find ourselves in less trouble, though we no trouble will come, and will be in a better position to handle it and grow from it because our relationship with God and the people around us is strong.
As usual, I think I've given you something to think about and pray about. What do you think?
No comments:
Post a Comment