In my time with the Lord today, a question was posed: Am I in an up close-and-personal relationship with the One who knows me most--and loves me still?!? (He is My All, p. 13)
I must admit that lately, no, I have not. What happened?!? What did I allow in my life to detour me from my relationship with Christ. A thought came to mind of how water can be the worse destroyer of anything. If allowed to do so, it slowly but surely erodes away the structure that holds things together.
What in my life have I allowed to erode my relationship with God?!? To be quite honest, it has been a personal interaction with Christ that has been dependent on another's actions, approval, and faith (p. 18). I have known this for quite some time but have turned a blind eye to it. As I have gotten older, however, that blind eye has begun to see. I thank God that He has and will continue to be so patient with me. HE...LOVES...ME...with a never ending love, even when my actions show something contrary to this fact. Romans 8:35-39 attests to this fact.
Once we are a child of God, we are continuously in His presence. However, we can be absent. How? In the same way that we see our own children not paying attention when we are talking to them...they are IN our presence but ABSENT from the conversation. I realized today that I need to...must be...PRESENT in God's PRESENCE.
I hope that this note encourages you just as it holds me accountable.
Have an awesome day in the Lord!
I must admit that lately, no, I have not. What happened?!? What did I allow in my life to detour me from my relationship with Christ. A thought came to mind of how water can be the worse destroyer of anything. If allowed to do so, it slowly but surely erodes away the structure that holds things together.
What in my life have I allowed to erode my relationship with God?!? To be quite honest, it has been a personal interaction with Christ that has been dependent on another's actions, approval, and faith (p. 18). I have known this for quite some time but have turned a blind eye to it. As I have gotten older, however, that blind eye has begun to see. I thank God that He has and will continue to be so patient with me. HE...LOVES...ME...with a never ending love, even when my actions show something contrary to this fact. Romans 8:35-39 attests to this fact.
Once we are a child of God, we are continuously in His presence. However, we can be absent. How? In the same way that we see our own children not paying attention when we are talking to them...they are IN our presence but ABSENT from the conversation. I realized today that I need to...must be...PRESENT in God's PRESENCE.
I hope that this note encourages you just as it holds me accountable.
Have an awesome day in the Lord!
