BUILDING A FAITHFUL RELATIONSHIP

“THE LORD SAYS, ‘I WILL RESCUE THOSE WHO LOVE ME. I WILL PROTECT THOSE WHO TRUST IN MY NAME.’ ”

I talk a lot about faith building and becoming stronger in your trust in the Lord. In order to build your faith and make it stronger it is important to obtain a strong relationship with Jesus. Knowing Jesus is one thing but having a relationship with him is another. As we pray to him each day, we become more comfortable with his understanding and love for us. As we read and meditate upon his Word, we become more familiar with his ways, his promises and his strength. The main ingredient in building up our faith is having a strong relationship with Him. We must keep ourselves surrounded by his Word and take small steps of faith by putting his Word into action in our lives. As the old saying goes, “Rome was not built in a day.” As we are faithful in our prayers and faithful in meditating in his Word our small steps of faith will grow and become larger steps of faith. If we cannot believe in the little things, how are we to believe in the larger things? Every day is to be another step in our faithful relationship with Jesus. We begin to believe and trust Him for His promises, and He becomes our refuge and safety net in life. A strong relationship with Christ takes our focus off of the world and puts it on Him! Strong faith building is strong relationship building in Jesus! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!