Relationship with God

As God’s children, we have been made in His own image and we have been given the privilege to act upon the world. I am realizing that just by being, just by existing and breathing, we influence the things around us. When i examine the way i have handled this “privilege of influence” in various situations, i often find myself asking God these questions—am i doing the right thing? Have i done well? and i feel that God has been responding to me by teaching me that it is not so much about how well i have done in following His will, but rather, it’s all about whether or not i am focusing on my relationship with Him. It’s not so much about how well i fix my eyes on Jesus, or (i’ll even go as far as to say) about whether or not i am fixing my eyes on Him. But it’s all about my relationship with Jesus and whether or not i am caring for my relationship with God and doing what’s best to nurture it. Love the Lord God and love your neighbors--all the other laws of the prophets hang on these two principles of relationship (matthew 22:37-40).

Christian singer kim walker once said...singing, playing instruments, all of that stuff, they are all expressions of worship. But worship at its core is our relationship with God, our connection to Him. And by fighting to stay connected to Him all week through His grace, we are worshiping Him.