For the past 8 months, I have spent most of my time thinking about me instead of others. In my quest to secure full time employment, I neglected valued relationships. Over the past 48 hours, I have made a conscious effort to invest time reaching out to others.
The term relationship refers to an association, connections, an affiliation, bond and link that you develop with people as you nurture the rapport that you have with them. From a spiritual perspective, the same principal applies, time is an indicator to your degree of intimacy. Whether you need to go to a quiet room, secluded area like Jesus in Mark 1:35 or a cave like David in 1 Samuel 22:1-2, an undivided attention spent praying and reading scripture mends your heart in one accord with the Lord.
The key to any relationship is making yourself available like Jesus in John 3, being approachable for Nicodemus to come and talk with late at night. However, relationship require a lot of tenderness, love and prayer to keep the enemy, the devil, from driving a wedge between you, Ephesians 4:27. Therefore, even when you watch NFL football, play games or have a bonfire, invite those you love to come back into your life!
by Jay Mankus
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