I once read a story of an older couple that was taking a Sunday drive in the country. (This was before mandatory seat beat laws and the invention of bucket seats.) As they enjoyed their afternoon ride, the wife said to her husband, " I was remembering all the rides we have taken over the years. But something has changed. We used to sit close to one another but know now you are sitting behind the steering wheel and I am sitting way over here next to the door. Why don't we sit close together anymore?" The husband smiled and replied, "I didn't move."
At the start of my spiritual journey, I remember praying with people around a church altar. I would ask them what they were praying for and often the would say they were seeking more of God. Now we know God is not a commodity you can get "more of." He is a person and technically you cannot get 'more' of a person. What they were meaning was they wanted a closer, more intimate relationship with God.
When you confess your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, you enter into a new relationship with God the Father. John14:6 But just as a newly wed couple begins a relationship, that relationship will grow only as they invest time and effort into building that relationship. Growing in our relationship with God is not all God's responsibly. Some people accept Christ and expect Him to build that relationship. Not so.
Come close to God and he will come close to you James 4:8
So you must continue to live in a way that gives meaning to your salvation. Do this with fear and respect for God. Philippians 2:12
If your relationship with God seems distant; I wonder who moved. Hebrews 13:5 Deuteronomy 3:16
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