What is a relationship?

There are many types of relationships in the world today.

When you ask this quite a few things come to mind:
1. Is this a MARRIAGE?
2. Is this a FRIENDSHIP?
3. Is this a working relationship?

This is only a few that I could think of. I'm sure you can come up with more.

A relationship means that we can relate, share, speak about or we have a deep understanding of the other person or situation.

In having a relationship w/GOD we need all the definitions listed above, and without him there is no true relationship. In a true relationship there will be times of trouble, heart ache, when you wonder about the sincerity of the other party, times you want to leave, bad times, questionable times, doubtful times, trying times, etc. etc.. There are also GREAT TIMES, FUN TIMES, TIMES OF JOY, TIMES OF PEACE, TIMES THAT ARE ONLY MEMORABLE WITH THE 2 OF YOU OR THE GROUP INVOLVED. TIMES YOU WANT TO GO AND SHOUT, TIMES YOU WANT TO STAY SILENT AND REVERENT. TIMES WHEN YOU'RE NOT SURE WHATS GOING ON BUT IT'S WELL.

In a true relationship you have to have COMMITMENT. GOD never intended us to leave or walk out of a relationship, his are eternal and he wants ours to be also. It's a shame today that folks get mad over the smallest things. We throw a fit at the first signs of hard times and leave, walk away, spread gossip or even worse. In general today commitment is fulfilled by taking care of MY needs (remember relationships are two sided).

In a relationship you also have to have two way face to face COMMUNICATION, this is something in our FaceBook, Tweeter, I-Net, online world has lost. When is the last time you sat down and really talked to those your in relationship with FACE to FACE, especially with GOD.

There is a whole society today that only has ONE way communication, and expects everyone to know their needs, wants and desires and say they care about others but their lives don't show it, I believe this could fall under IDOLATRY or PRIDE, two MAJOR sins.

There is a lot more that could be said, but I hope that this gets you thinking about relationships.

If we have Godly relationships then our lives will change and we will see the ministry of Christ come into our lives. That is that we serve others and put Christ above all.

Can you sit and think right now about the relationships you have. How can you enrich them? What about that relationship with GOD???? Does it exist? Do you need to have a deeper walk with him, James tells us if we draw close to him he will draw close to us (WOW)?

Sit down and try talking to him and see what he has to say.

Try this: Get some quite time and get some juice and cracker or bread and have communion just you and GOD, (don't let the juice and bread deal freak you out & don't be religious)

I know he wants relationships with us... John 3:16