How Is Your Relationship?

Somebody asked me tonight how my relationship with Jesus is. For once, I truly analyzed what this meant to me. Honestly, this is really hard to answer. I mean, what IS a relationship with Jesus anyways? Do I really know God? I can't even audibly talk to the guy. I guess that is my weakness. I desire so badly to hear God's voice, audibly, but I don't. That always gets me. And how does one even love God?

That's what I've been pondering. And you know what I've come up with? Well, if I wholly and truly believe in the Word (and the Word is God), then it should be hard to NOT love God. How could you not wholeheartedly devote yourself to a god who gave up His only son to save us from our sins?! How could you not love someone who gives you mercy and grace? How is it possible to not love a god who restores us; never leaves us. Jesus is so much more than this world.

A relationship with Jesus is being in love with the one who created you- the one who IS love. It's knowing Jesus- which means you're open to hearing Him (not audibly, I suppose, for some). He DOES speak to us. He can give you dreams, put a thought in your head, or simply work through other people. Having a relationship with Jesus Christ means that you take into consideration everything that you do and see if it glorifies Him. He is your NUMBER ONE priority; He is your number one everything. Being in love with Him is being dependent on Him. . trusting Him fully, and having faith.

So, how IS my relationship with Jesus? Well, it's a learning process and I'd say it's going pretty well. Christ Jesus definitely made me a thinker. I talk to Him daily. I pray to Him constantly. He's spoken through me, plenty of times. I have had times where He has revealed Himself to me. He has proven Himself (lack of better words) to me countless times, and I just haven't noticed. I've been too unaware. Until tonight, I didn't really think about how my relationship was. I'm very blessed to have the friends that I do. I'm so glad that I DO have a relationship with Jesus. And, really, I do love Jesus.

So, how is YOUR relationship with Christ?