The Start of a Lasting Relationship

The previous posts have built up to the most important aspect of having a close walk with God. In order to have a close walk with God, we must be reconciled to God by receiving Jesus as our savior. Jesus did everything necessary for us to have a close walk with God. This is not a plan that mankind cooked up. Instead it is a very clever plan that God came up with. He knew that we would never be able to live up to his standards on our own. He is a holy God, and his standards are beyond our reach. That is why he has chosen to reconcile us to himself without any effort on our part. He made it available as a gift. You don't have to work for a gift. You only have to receive it. When anyone offers a gift to you, there is a choice that is involved. You can receive the gift, or you can reject the gift. The choice is yours to make. The same is true with God's gift of reconciliation that he made available through the life and blood of Jesus. When we receive Jesus as our savior, we become a child of God. You no longer have to be afraid and hide from God, but now you can approach him as his child. A child approaches a parent with boldness and confidence. We can approach God with that same boldness and confidence. Start talking to God. This is what we call prayer. Tell him how you are feeling. Tell him what is on your mind. Tell him the things that you like about yourself, and the things that you would like for him to change. Tell him your deepest feelings and desires. Spend time talking to him every day. He loves you and is concerned over even the smallest of details about you. He knows how many hairs that you have and when one falls out. Take time to thank him. We all have things that we can thank him for. Just start talking to him every day and through the entire day. I am sorry that it has taken so long to do this post. I wasn't sure where to start after the last post that I made. God is so amazing that it is hard to break down these posts to be as short as they are. I want them to be short and life changing. I hope that they have been a blessing to you.