(This is appropriate even if you already know Him but your friendship needs a little refreshing.)
1. Acknowledge Him for who He is.
Don't be afraid of His majesty and glory. He is a very real and loving
person. He wants very much to be your friend. He is still knocking at
your door and asking to come in. Open up to Him. He already knows your
name, and loves you, knows all about you.
All it takes is your request
and He will forgive all that and forget all about it. and you can get
to know Him much better.
2 .Begin a conversation with Him.
Do it now. Confess your shortcomings and failures.
He understands. He
knows you are flesh and that the spirit of this world is claiming you as
it's victim. He knows that you don't have the power to resist all the
temptations around you. And HE LOVES YOU IN SPITE OF IT.
His love is
strong, don't you feel it?. Talk to Him. Get it all out. Tell Him what
you have done. Make a clean sweep!
He said if we confess our sins He
will forgive them.
Do you believe Him?
Believe Him now!
Tell Him you
believe Him!
Does He forgive you? Do you feel it? Thank Him!
Do you feel the LOVE He is giving you ?
Let it settle deep in your heart so that
you can love Him and those He loves the way you should.
3. Let Him take charge of your life.
Obviously you don't have what it takes to run your life properly but He
knows how to do it very well and you can rely on Him to show you the
way.
He will never force you to do things His way... He respects your
dignity too much for that. You will need to make conscious decisions to
do things His way every minute of every day.
The joy of doing this for a
good and wonderful friend is overwhelming! He can and will make your
life beautiful.
4. Check out His wonderful character and realize that you would like to be like that.
He is absolutely truthful. He will not lie or deceive. His integrity is perfect. His love is matchless. His care is infinite. He loves us in spite of our sin and rebellion. He respects our personhood. He desires and sees in us a wonderful productive future. He generously gives us all that we need to become a beautiful and powerful follower and accomplish the task that He sets before us.
5 Begin to discard the parts of your life that don't fit the pattern.
Of course lying, cheating stealing, envy, debauchery, greed etc....are
never appropriate.
But let Jesus point out to you the other bad
attitudes and selfish motives that you have. You will need His help and
a stubborn resolve to rid yourself of these. But the victory is yours in Jesus!
6. Learn more about Him and begin to shape your life to be like Him.
Study the scriptures, begin with the Gospel of John and John's first epistle .John was Jesus' closest friend. He can tell us much about what Jesus is like.
7. Spend lots of time talking to Him.
Don't confine your conversations with Him to a 15 minute devotion although that is good. Meditate on your good friendship with Him often.
8. Listen carefully to what He has to say and do it.
Obedience is the key to a close relationship.
9. Try to get rid of all the rest of your characteristics that don't fit the pattern.
It will take the rest of your life to do it.
10. Make living like Him the highest priority in your life!
Otherwise it will never happen and the joy and fulfillment you seek you will never find!
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