The One Hour Love

What would you think of me if there was a beautiful woman in my life and you and I were talking about the relationship I had with her and you asked me, "Do you guys still spend a lot of time together?" and I would say to you, "Just an hour or two a week...maybe."

I'm pretty sure you would look at me and say, "What kind of a relationship do you two have? Are you even IN one?"

It seems a bit silly to say you're in a relationship with someone if you only spend one or two hours a week with that person and then never communicate, share moments with or acknowledge them at all for the rest of the week right?

The same goes with our relationship with God. How can we say we are in one with him if the only time we might acknowledge that relationship is on Sunday when we go to church? What about the rest of the week?

You can't cultivate a relationship without spending time with one another. It's a beautiful thing. I love those times that I've been with a special lady in my life where we would just talk for hours late at night, just the two of us. I was getting to know who she was and what her aspirations were and the things she loved and didn't love. It would make me understand who she was and it would create a stronger bond. Sharing time with each other is crucial.

Our relationship with God needs to be the same. We should want to take time every day to speak our thoughts, our concerns, our aspirations within our prayer time with him. Think of it as an intimate conversation that takes place within a romance...because that's exactly what it should be.

No one wants to be in a relationship where the other person barely wants to spend time with them much less acknowledge their existence.

I've been in the starting phases of new relationships before where everything is wonderful...love is in the air and long conversations are plentiful. Then sometimes after a while things just stop. The communication fades and not as much time is spent together. Of course not too long after that the romance fades and the relationship becomes an emptier shell of what it once was. It's painful and I've had to go through it many times in my life.

The point is, we need that time with the Lord every day to cultivate a strong relationship with him. Understanding who God is will in turn allow us to understand who we are and what our purpose is. Our ability to have a strong bond with him is in direct correlation to the time we spend with him daily.

I had to learn this all over again this month and it's been one of the greatest moments in my life. It's not longer something I need to pencil in to remember. It's now the thing that other plans and events get penciled around.

If you want love to grow you must spend time with each other. That goes for people and God God wants intimacy with you, but he won't force it. Who wants to have to force someone to love you? That's not love...that's manipulation. God doesn't operate that way. Anyway...I hope this message finds you well my friends! Have a great Friday and a great weekend!