Two people when they get married together, as mentioned above, are very excited about their relationship. They love being together all the time, they try to do their best to make the other person happy, etc. etc. But over time, this initial excitement diminishes. People get used to each other, they start to see the other person not as the ideal person they saw them before. Their daily life wears down their initial love for each other. To varying degrees this happens to all people. There are very few exceptions where people do not lose their initial interest in each other. This is the human nature. If the couple does not renew their relationship in various ways, their relationship will eventually become a life they live together because they are used to living together. As a habit. Smart people always renew their relationship. In various ways. Going often out to restaurants, traveling together, doing various activities together, giving gifts, spending time together, showing interest in the other person and their needs, saying compliments, etc, etc.
It is exactly the same with our relationship with Jesus. After the initial excitement when we first believe, our love for Him can wane. We get used to the idea of a sacrificed Christ. We get bored reading the Bible. Prayer becomes difficult. We are not as eager to go to church. Jesus may not impress us as much as before. Our feelings for Jesus may diminish.
So what do we do to keep things the same as before? We must always be in the mood to always renew our relationship with God. How? Examples. By continuing to read His Word, by continuing to pray, by continuing to have fellowship with other believers, by sharing our experiences .... Let's think of ways to always renew this relationship, otherwise after a while we might get bored. We may not feel like doing all of these things, but if we keep doing them we can keep our interest in God alive.
Two people when they get married together, as mentioned above, are very excited about their relationship. They love being together all the time, they try to do their best to make the other person happy, etc. etc. But over time, this initial excitement diminishes. People get used to each other, they start to see the other person not as the ideal person they saw them before. Their daily life wears down their initial love for each other. To varying degrees this happens to all people. There are very few exceptions where people do not lose their initial interest in each other. This is the human nature. If the couple does not renew their relationship in various ways, their relationship will eventually become a life they live together because they are used to living together. As a habit. Smart people always renew their relationship. In various ways. Going often out to restaurants, traveling together, doing various activities together, giving gifts, spending time together, showing interest in the other person and their needs, saying compliments, etc, etc.
It is exactly the same with our relationship with Jesus. After the initial excitement when we first believe, our love for Him can wane. We get used to the idea of a sacrificed Christ. We get bored reading the Bible. Prayer becomes difficult. We are not as eager to go to church. Jesus may not impress us as much as before. Our feelings for Jesus may diminish.
So what do we do to keep things the same as before? We must always be in the mood to always renew our relationship with God. How? Examples. By continuing to read His Word, by continuing to pray, by continuing to have fellowship with other believers, by sharing our experiences .... Let's think of ways to always renew this relationship, otherwise after a while we might get bored. We may not feel like doing all of these things, but if we keep doing them we can keep our interest in God alive.
... see part 2
This comment thread is locked. Please enter a new comment below to start a new comment thread.
Note: Comment threads older than 2 months are automatically locked.
Do you have a Bible comment or question?
Posting comments is currently unavailable due to high demand on the server.
Please check back in an hour or more. Thank you for your patience!
Report Comment
Which best represents the problem with the comment?