By, Tim Irving – Evangelism Team
Some people think they have to go to extremes to please God. They make vows and pledges, go on spiritual journeys and quests, go into meditative trances for days and think they are pleasing Him but all they are really doing is pleasing themselves with their faux religion. You want to do what matters to God? Then do what Jesus told us to do! “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. You shall love your neighbors as yourself. You shall love one another as I have loved you!” Whole lot of lovin’ going on there but that is what He wants us to do and to do all that lovin’ we need to spend time with Him and others. A wise woman I know has always told me the greatest gift I could give her was my time. God is saying the same thing. Show Him you love Him by spending time with Him daily. Show Him you love Him by spending time with His children. Show Him you love Him by spending time with the unlovable, as He did and does. Relationships take work, aren’t always easy or enjoyable. So start with your personal relationship with Him first and let Him help you with the others. Loving relationships are what matter to Him. Strive to show Him how much He matters to you!