Real Relationship?
One of the biggest sources of issue with what "Christians" believe, is that they do not read the Bible and do not submit to God's revealed Word, they dont know what he even said TO obey it and believe it. A study was done a few years back that showed sadly only about 2% in the church actually read the Bible regularly. Are you neglecting your first love?
Let me ask you. Would be in a close relationship with someone if you never talked to each other every day? If you are "Spouse A" Would you be ok with "Spouse B" only talking to you but you never being able to talk to them? Would you be ok of Spouse B constantly only asked you for things and never had an actual relationship with Spouse A?
You cannot be in a relationship with God and see him as some cosmic genie who only hears from you and only grants you wishes. That's not God.
The Bible is God communicating with you, and prayer is you communicating with God. How can you say you follow Jesus when you don't even know Him? You don't know His teachings, you do t know what He has said or revealed to you- from Genesis to Revelation? Did you think you only communicate with Him and open the Bible on Sunday? What kind of relationship is that?? No one in their right mind would stick around with a S.O. or even a friend who only showed up to get what they wanted and bounced. And you are claiming to be of the church- the bride of Christ?
A personal relationship with God is a daily relationship. It's not just that we pray without ceasing, (praying for His Will). But that we are to hide the Scriptures in our heart. Treasure the Word, be washed and renewed by the Word* - daily. Not just washing ourselves from dirt (sin), not just remembering John 3:16, but by being in the Word. Scripture tells us We should not be babies in the faith and not know Scripture, but we should be in the deep things of Scripture.
Pastors spend a lifetime expounding on the treasures of the Word, and we should be in it daily. If we love Jesus we need Him. We live Him, we follow Him. And that requires us to be constantly in the Word.
As a Christian you should be wanting to be in the Word daily. You can't help but soak yourself it it.
So, if you claim to be a believer, starting today, set a daily alarm on your phone for 15 to 30 minutes of specfic time carved out fir quiet time in the Word and God will speak to you. Not for you to pull a verse out or cherry pick something and make it about you, but for God to reveal Himself to you ,so you submit to Him, and hold His Word as the Authority in your life, as Truth and eternal fact, and hide/treasure it in yiur heart and mind.
If you have a hard time reading, enjoy a audio Bible as assistance as you read along. Dramatized ones are fun
You can also journal "notes" and "questions", and go from there.
Here's some resources to help
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