Hey Besties! I’m sure many have asked “Why is our relationship with God so important”?
Not knowing the answer to this question is okay because we’re going to discuss it.
Part ll of our “Know and Be” series will leave you empowered with the knowledge of the importance of your relationship with God.
The basic human needs are said to be food, water, clothing, sleep, air, and shelter. This list is definitely incomplete because it is missing the need that we all are longing for which is love.
Every human being was designed to give and receive love. And how do we receive love? Through relationships, right?
This post will be all about why our relationship with God is so important.
Are you ready? Let’s geaux!
What Is Relationship
By definition, relationship is the way in which two or more people are connected. From the moment you are born, you have relationship with another human.
But let’s go back a little because there is something that we all have missed. God said something profound in Jeremiah 1:5.
He said “ I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations”.
This means before time began you had relationship with God!
What Does It Mean To Have A Personal Relationship With God
Bestie, having a relationship with God is not as complicated as you may think. It can actually be as effortless as breathing.
Something called religion has complicated things and caused you to think that you have to jump through hoops to find God or be perfect in order for him to give you the time of day.
Truth be told, this way of thinking is demonic because you actually came out of God. I want to teach you a principle that I learned. It can be found in the first chapter of the Bible.
When God created anything he spoke to what he wanted it to be made out of and whatever he spoke became what he wanted it to be (Myles Munroe).
For example, God made the fish, and he spoke to the waters. He made seed bearing plants and trees, and spoke to the ground. Then he made the animals and spoke to the ground again.
Do you know what God spoke to when he made you? Genesis 1:26 says God said “Let us make human beings in our image to be like us”.
When God made you, he spoke to himself!
How To Have Relationship With God
Every creation has to stay in relationship with what they were created from in order to survive. The fish has to stay in the water, plants have to stay in the ground, and you have to stay in relationship with God because you came out of him.
To have relationship with God is to get to know him and be with him. In human relationship, we do this all the time.
We spend time together talking and in silence. There are conversations that happen where questions are being asked and answers received.
We go different places and experience different things. There is intimacy as well as love and laughs in these relationships.
I know what you might be thinking “well I can’t see God”. Bestie, you can’t really see yourself either because the real you is the spirit inside of your body.
You may not be able to see God, but you know that he is there.
Talk with him, walk with him, write to him, read with him, play basketball with him, worship, dance with him, and go places with him.
You can do all these things and more with God. It’s even better because you are free to be your true self around him with no judgement.
Types Of Relationship With God
There is no one way to have relationship with God. Do all the human relationships in your life look the same? No.
Your relationship with God is personal. There are lots of people on the internet who share their ways to have relationship with God but none of them are the standard.
Every piece of advice should inspire you to deepen your relationship with God. All you really have to do is be present and let him lead.
If you want to follow a routine that’s okay but you need to know that there is no one way to have a relationship with Jesus.
My relationship with God would probably shock many people. The way I joke, talk, and get upset with my Abba is not “normal” to others, but its not foreign to us.
Bestie your relationship with God is sacred. Yes, there is only one way to God, but there is not one way to have a relationship with him.
5 Ways To Deepen Your Relationship With God
1. Learn His Voice
You only learn someone’s voice by spending time with them. The reason you know your mom’s voice is because you’ve spent a significant amount of time with her.
It could be a crowded room, but if she says your name then you will know it is her. The way you learn God’s voice is by spending time in his Word and paying attention.
You will hear a voice in your mind that tells you to do something (it could be as simple as call your auntie) and you can easily think that its you. But no, it’s God.
His voice will sound familiar to you because you came out of him. You just have to learn it again.
2. Obey His Voice
When you hear God, obey him. You may be thinking “How do I obey God?”
Well it’s simple because nothing is random when it comes to him. There are no coincidences. Nine times out of ten, Holy Spirit is speaking to you.
For example, if you get a thought that isn’t leaving your mind; a thought like “call your auntie”, call her. It’s quite practical.
Of course, this is only one example and one way that God will speak but you get the point. As you obey, you will start to recognize his voice more and more.
3. Be Honest With Him And Allow Him To Be Honest With You
God is a loving Father. He wants to hear all about the things that you are interested in.
Bestie when I used to smoke weed and have sex, I used to talk to God about it. I knew it was wrong, but I got into detail with him.
The thing about this is he never condemned me, but he did correct me. He was honest with me and he told me he wanted me to stop both.
I encourage you to talk to God about any and everything and be honest with him. But also allow him to be honest with you and obey!
4. Become Fearless
You will be afraid honestly because its something new. Being uncomfortable isn’t something we like but it’s how we grow.
In fact, your comfort zone is quite dangerous. Think about it: Are you actually growing in your comfort zone?
You may get thoughts that having a relationship with God is not normal. But honestly most things aren’t normal.
- You are a spirit in a body.
- It’s easy for you to communicate with others from all over the world with the internet.
- Your body has twelve different systems inside that work together perfectly.
None of these things are normal, but what is?
God will help you invite other things in that seem “not normal” so that you can embrace them as normal. Keep walking with him!
5. Spend Time With Him
To learn his voice, you have to get in his Word. But it would be crazy to think that that is the only way to spend time with God.
You don’t only spend time with family, friends, and yourself inside the house do you? No, sometimes you go out!
Go out with God. Shake things up a bit. Go to the movies. On a walk. To a restaurant. Go go karting and paintballing.
Try something new but make sure you are conscious of the fact that you are spending time with God in whatever it is that you’re doing. Have some clean fun with God.
Bestie I hope you now understand a little about why our relationship with God is so important. We will definitely revisit this topic but we had to touch the surface of it in our “Know and Be” series.
This post was all about why our relationship with God is so important.
God loves you and remember you are destined to win because he got up!
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