“I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” St. John 17:23-26 (NKJV)
A good relationship with anyone today is hard to find, because good relationships are something you have to work at. There are not many people that will say, “I will stick it out through thick and thin.”
There are plenty of people that prepare for a relationship but few people prepare for building a relationship.
Remember, every relation is not going to be like you expect it; it will not be as you think it will, but if you will work at the relationship, you can make it.
Ways to Value a Relationship: Know the value of the relationship that you are going into, count up the cost. If you don’t know the value, you will not treat it with the importance it deserves.
You can easily tell how people value something by the way they take care of it, if you value something, you will cherish and take care of it.
Do you value time spent with God and His word? Do you take time to read His word daily? Do you put effort into the relationship with God? Do you have faith in Him? When you read and study the Word of God on a daily basis your faith will build in the relationship with Him.
It’s the little things that add up in a relationship. With the little things, you will either build up the relationship or tear it down.
Put some time and energy in what you value. Some folks like what is brought into a relationship, but they don’t like taking care of what is brought into it. Do things to build the relationship. “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Hebrews 13:15-16 (NKJV). If you value the relationship with God you will spend time and energy doing for others because doing for others pleases Him.
Sacrifice for the relationship. Don’t call sacrificing for a relationship a burden, because sacrificing is not building a wall.
By love and faith you serve one another. Don’t make it a habit of using other people. Whatever you do in word or deed, do it all to the glory of God.
Many times it’s hard to face reality—but you have to face reality in a relationship with God. In times like these, it’s difficult to have faith in God.
You need to learn how to communicate with God. In prayer tell God that you appreciate the things He does for you.
There are a lot of little things you can do to build a relationship with God, it’s not the big things. Think about it.
Jesus prayed that we learn to build a relationship with God. We build on that relationship by reading His Word daily. The Word of God will always stand.
Walk in God’s presence and you won’t have trouble building a good relationship with Him, your spouse, your family and your friends.
Remember, all of the little things add up to trusting God and trusting Him is how you go about Building a Relationship with God.
