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Our Relationship
As a mere human and follower of Christ, my relationship with Him takes many forms. It looks and feels different to me at various times in my life. Sometimes, I feel distant from Him, other times, extremely close. Sometimes, I barely talk to Him. Other times, I am in constant communication.
In my heart, I know that regardless of how I feel or act towards Him, He is always right here with me. Whether times are good or bad (happy or sad), He will never forsake me. That is a comforting feeling. But I long for more. I long for a continual connection that I feel on my end.
A few years ago when I was going through some various struggles, I watched the movie, Son of God (from The Bible series). It was during the season of Lent. And for some reason, at that point in time, the revelation and the depiction of Christ’s love for us really touched me. I truly felt that LOVE. And for the first time in my Christian walk, I was falling in love with Jesus.
I was fervently reading the Word, searching out scriptures, and trying to get to know Him more. I felt this amazing connection that lasted for a while but gradually dissipated as time went on.
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It bothered me that I no longer felt that “connection”. Looking
You know when you first fall in love with someone? That feeling you get when you just can’t be around them enough, can’t talk to them enough, can’t be close to them enough? It is an AMAZING feeling. And that feeling can last for a while, but then it usually fades, if we let it.
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The question is then, WHY DOES IT FADE? It is likely because we no longer seem interested in getting to know the person whom we were so enamored with just a short while ago. All the novelty has worn off. We get bored and we give up trying. The thing with Jesus is, we can never know all of Him, at least not in this present lifetime.
We can, however, continually try to seek Him and get to know Him. And by doing so we will be capable of falling more in love. That is the joy of it. We should never get bored!
Yet we as human beings do, we come to think of His interventions in our lives as expected and perhaps, not appreciated. For example in our relationship with our spouse, let’s say they are the ones who ALWAYS take out the trash. We just take for granted that they will do it. And if one day they don’t or can’t, it is then that we begin to realize that we have simply taken what they do for granted.
And don’t we do that with God at times too? Don’t we literally begin to take God and all His goodness for granted?
Have you ever done that? I know I have. At this point, I am longing for a new spark on my end of the relationship. And I know it is up to me. Jesus loves me with a never-ending, all-consuming love. That hasn’t changed. I think I have just taken it for granted.
A song I heard a couple of years ago as part of a medley on the 2017 Stellar Awards show, was by Jonathan Butler, called “Falling in Love with Jesus“. When I first heard that song, it moved me so much. I’d like to share it with you. I hope the following will bless you as much as it has blessed me.
Below is the fabulous medley I mentioned, featuring Travis Green, Jonathan Reynolds, Jonathan Butler, and Israel Houghton.
Below is the song “Falling in Love with Jesus” in its entirety.
I hope you will use this time in your life to turn towards or to turn back to Jesus and learn to truly fall in love with Him.
I have learned that the feeling of loving Jesus can be cultivated – deliberately and consistently…just like human relationships.
Beautiful post. Really resonates.
This was a lovely post and really got me thinking of how I might be taking Jesus for granted. As a long-time Christian, long past the “infatuation” stage, I can stop seeing the wonder of God, and this was a good reminder that I have to be intentional in my relationship with Him. Great post!
Thanks so much! It is a relationship we can often take for granted, especially when things are “going well”. I appreciate your comment.
I’ve always found the key to a closer walk with the Lord is to soak in his Word as much as possible and to spend regular time in prayer and worship. This makes sense from the stand point of any relationship. We hear him speak through his Word and talk to him in prayer. I love your transparency here and am praying with all my heart for you to experience that closer walk.
Thank you! I appreciate the prayers and for your taking the time to stop by and comment.