Re·la·tion·ship:
A connection, association, involvement
A connection between persons by blood or marriage
An emotional affair
A condition or fact of being related
The mutual dealings, connections, or feelings that exist between two parties/people/countries etc
During this past month I have realized the importance of community and relationships, and more importantly than that I have realized the importance of a deep and intimate relationship with God. My connection with the Creator and His involvement in my life is intimate and covers every aspect of my life no matter how small. This relationship is connected by the sacrificial blood of the Lamb and because of this beautiful sacrifice I have become the bride of Christ, whom Christ has made holy, radiant, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish.
The relationship is an emotional one. It is filled with mercy, kindness, rejoicing, grace, forgiveness, love, justice, growth and maturity. This relationship is filled with all of the attributes of God’s character, and He desires to teach me lessons of each attribute so that I may understand His character more accurately and abundantly, and in turn love like Christ.
Too often I have appreciated all that the Lord wanted to reveal to me and show me, but I was unwilling to reveal and show Him all of who I thought I was. I was afraid to trust Him with aspects of my ‘personality’ in fear that He would be upset or take away the things that I felt identified me. I have come to realize that my relationship was to often one-sided. It was about what God could fill me up with and not what I could pour out for Him.
I desire a deeper intimate friendship with the Lover of my soul and my Creator. I don’t want to engage in blind obedience to ‘please’ Him, but rather I desire to engage in a relationship that requires vulnerability, trust, growth, and maturity on my part. When I stop hiding from myself, I can no older hide from God. I am choosing not to have a one-sided relationship with Christ, but rather to have an intimate and engaging relationship where I am choosing the King of kings and Lord of lords.
My King, I pray that I would come into a deeper relationship with You. That your majesty and glory might be revealed to me in such a way that would draw me closer to You. I pray that You would continue to show me what a deeper relationship with You looks like and that I would not stop at just a deeper relationship with You, but that You would grow in me a deeper longing for Your beloveds. Lord, You hear my prayers and the longings of my heart. Please clothe me in Your peace and everlasting righteousness that I may bear the fruits of Your Spirit. Amen
