Often, the reason we don’t have excellent relationships in life is because we have taken our loved ones for granted in pursuit of other things. We have forgotten what is important.
A good ambition for life is to spend as much time as possible in the company of loved ones. We understand this when we first fall in love, or when we have a baby, yet as time passes we often take them for granted – then subtlety, the things of the world intrude. Bit by bit, we become far too busy pursuing personal ambitions than desiring to be in the company of the ones we love most.
Regarding God, if we say we love Him, we should naturally desire to spend as much time in His company as possible. This does not mean we hang around a church 24/7. God is omnipresent (everywhere simultaneously), so wherever we go – there He is. We can include God in everything we think and do. When we are excited about the wonder of life – we can praise Him. When we are sad or worried – we can confide in Him. When we are stressed or fearful – we can confidently hand our problems to Him.
As we get to know God, our prayer life should lose its religious-ritual and become a long conversation with a Loved One that never ends. This is the relationship our Heavenly Father wants with us.
If we keep God as our first love, it results in a better relationship with self, family, and friends. We will start seeing people through God’s eyes. We will have peace; we will be more caring, tolerant and interested in others. Then, when we spend more time with loved ones (exhibiting Christ-like virtues), we will quickly find they will want to spend a lot more time in our loving company.
Ps 91:14-15: "(God says) I will make the person safe that loves me. Danger will not hurt him that knows (and trusts in) my name. He will pray to me and I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will save him and make him famous.
Phil 4:6-7: "Do not be afraid about anything. Do not let anything cause you trouble inside yourselves. Instead, tell everything to God. Pray to him. Ask him for everything that you need. And when you pray, always thank him. If you do that, God will rule you. He will rule your minds by Christ Jesus. He will rule what you feel like. He will cause you to be without trouble inside yourselves. God is so great that he can do that for us. But we cannot understand how he does it."
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