Getting to know You

03/12/2007

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God
because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Romans 5:11 (NLT)

How do we get to know God?
If we met for coffee, every day, for the next five years…in five years, we would really know one another. It’s the same with God. If we meet with Him every day, we will get to know Him.

We want to complicate this in our walk with God, but it really is that simple. In the quick-fix society we live in, with the quick meals, the quick drive-thrus, the quick relationships that come and go in our lives, we can have a hard time trying to figure out how a relationship with our Father in Heaven works. It’s pretty much the same as any relationship we have on this earth--it takes time, commitment, willingness, and being able to share as well as listen to one another. It could go something like this:

I: God, I feel torn in so many different directions each day, how do I get past that?
King: I’m not here to complicate your life. You need to know that! I’m not here to lay heavy burdens on you, to ask you to do things that cause stress and confusion. I’m here to simplify your life…I created you to have a friendship with Me. All the rest…I can take care of. If there’s anything else I want you to do, I’ll let you know.
I: But, what about feeding the poor, taking care of the widows, spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ? Don’t You ask us to do all that?
King: You’ve been reading my Word again, haven’t you? Good for you! Yes, that’s all in there! For sure! But never put those things above loving Me with all your heart, your soul, and your strength! What you need to realize is, when you get to know Me, you won’t miss what I’m asking you to do in this life. That’s a given. If you don’t know Me as you should, you’re going to run yourself ragged because of the expectations you have for yourself, or because of the expectations that others have for you. Those aren’t My expectations.
I: And you’re saying all it takes is getting to know You, to make time for conversations like the one we are having today?
King: Yes, it will all come out of that. Don’t let anything get in the way of our time together.
I: Wow, I never knew how important those times were.
King: They are very important! I hope you’ll always remember that.
I: If I don’t, will You come and remind me?
King: Sometimes, that sort of reminder can hurt…will you trust Me through those times?
I: I will try, really I will.

We don’t have to use fancy language; we don’t have to know anything exceptional besides knowing the Lord as our Savior. When we do, we can communicate with Him, spirit to Spirit, day by day. We’ll get to know what to say, and it will be free and easy, just like sitting with one of our best friends and talking over the things of life.