So just as Kim stated yesterday in her post we have to understand that it is okay to open our mouths and ask God for things. Whether it be direction, healing, understanding, or whatever you may need we have to remember to do our part in this relationship. Relationship, a word I do not believe is clearly defined when used dealing with Christians. Us humans have this wonderful idea about God and seem to be absent minded when it comes to our role if we profess to be His. Okay let me bring it close to home.
You can't talk to someone you don't know. I mean you can, but how awkward is that? You know like going up to a total stranger asking them for money, to save your ill daughter, or give you comfort. Is that not just a smidge crazy? Who would seriously do that with someone they do not know or have a close relationship with? I know who, we would! We as humans do it every day, unfortunately but it can be stopped. Don't think so? Well, is that not how we treat Jesus? Knowing there is no real relationship established, me being guilty before I got saved, we constantly ask Him for stuff when He is waiting on us to introduce ourselves to Him. Can you imagine God sitting there baffled at us asking Him for the world when we didn't even fully acknowledge that He died for the world? And Jesus on His Right Side asking God to forgive us in our foolishness while we continue to point out everything, but what we need to point out. That's why the scripture asks how can one call me Lord and does not what I say(Luke 6:46)? Anyone who has a relationship with God will honor it by living up to the His Way of Life and not just ask for stuff dealing with life.
How does one get properly introduced? Well, for starters greet Him like you would anyone else. It really is not as hard as we think it is, you know salvation. The problem is we do not want to let go of what is familiar to us by trusting God. A general conversation(prayer) could go like this, "Hey Lord, I realize that I am unable to go through life without You. I heard that You died for me, ME! I would love to get to know You more by giving you my life now. I want to know Who You are for myself! I need You!" Something like that is a great opener to the heart of God and ground breaker for your relationship to begin in Him. Acknowledging we are useless without Him, and that we are grateful He died for us. Without truly acknowledging what He did for us because of who we are there will be no relationship. Just us repeatedly asking for stuff to a complete stranger and we don't want that because whoever He does not know will not see Heaven(1 Cor. 6:9). Rightfully so, we don't let strangers in our own homes so why should He? All God wants is a genuine intention of getting to Know Him, period. No gimmicks, no games, no personal glory, just you and Him going through life, TOGETHER. So have y'all been properly introduced?
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