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God & You Bible StudyCultivating a relationship with God
Many people seem to have a hard time understanding how to have a
relationship with the
Lord. Is just getting saved enough? Oftentimes, people get saved
in the heat of the moment
like after a very inspiring sermon or an emotional talk with a
family member or friend and after
the glow of feeling saved, loved, and cherished by God is very
much like the glow of attraction
in love affairs and relationships. After the glow wears off the
relationship dulls and you go right
back to the way you were. Is this what God expects of us? Will
we still be allowed to enter His
pearly gates or more likely will He say, "I never knew you".
Developing a relationship with God
God wants us to love Him and to do His will not ours. A major
part of developing a relationship
with the Lord is obedience. It is important to do what God
expects of you if you plan on going
to heaven.
● Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven Matt.
7:21
Does God know you?In the end times, upon His return many will
come to God telling Him they have done His willbecause they
performed miracles by using His name and prophesied in His name. In
order foryou to have a relationship with God it takes more than
just works, you must pray daily, listen
for God's voice, study to show yourself approved, do his will,
follow his commandments, andtell other's about him and if you do
not do these things it just may be that God does not knowyou and if
God does not know you he will not recognize you when He returns to
judge theworld, so it stands to reason that developing a
relationship with the Lord is extremelyimportant.
● Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? andin thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works? Matt.7:22
● And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you; depart
from me, ye that work
iniquity. Matt. 7:23How to start a Relationship with God
After you are saved you will need to start building your
relationship with God right away and
maintain that relationship on a daily basis. If you have fallen
away from the Lord or feel like
He is far from you or not hearing your prayer's then it is very
important that you reevaluate
your relationship with Him. In order to have a solid
relationship with God, one of love,
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faithfulness, truthfulness, mercy, grace, and obedience, and
filled with His Holy Spirit we have
to get to know Him and open doors we have never opened before.
Could you fall in love with
someone you never knew? Permit me to make a odd comparison to
make my point. If you
order some Handy helper books that show you how to fix things
and you go out and fix the
things just the way you learned them in the book. Then one day
you get the opportunity to
meet the author of the book and you tell him or her that you
have read their book and repaired
things just like they taught you with the book..does that mean
the author of the book KNOWS
you? No. It does not. So though the Bible may be an instruction
manual for us to live by it is
simply a guideline and examples that we need to follow. In order
to start or renew your
relationship with the Lord you will need to communicate with Him
every single day, read God's
word, study, believe, love, and share His word with other.
Following Christ's Example
The example of Christ, we are to be Christ like. Jesus prayed to
God, He did everything God
asked of Him, He spent His whole life teaching God's word. Even
in death Jesus did God's
will. Now that is a tall order,God does not expect us to be
perfect but my point is-if you are not
praying to him, listening for Him, studying His word to find out
more about Him, keep Him as
the Number 1 focus in your life, telling others about Him, then
you still do not have a
relationship with Him. A relationship is based on getting to
know someone, communicating
with them, listening when they speak, doing things for them
because you know they like it.
You can read your bible every day, as you should, but that does
not guarantee you a place in
heaven. You have to communicate with Him-talk with Him on a
daily basis. Pray without
ceasing..wait for His answers. Yes, He will answer but you must
have faith and believe in
Him, get to know Him today-just get on your knees and pray...He
will let you know what He
wants-if you just listen. When you let Him inside your thoughts,
your heart, your mind, and
your body-you will feel His awesome presence and yes you will
hear His voice! He said:
My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me: John
10:27
Jesus states clearly that if you don't believe His words then
you are not His sheep
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep as I said
unto you. John 10:26God wants proof that you love Him
Many people don't like to hear this part but if you really love
the Lord you will keep Hiscommandments .
● If ye love me, keep my commandments John 14:15
After completing this reading part of the bible study you can do
the pop quiz.
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