Relationships

I have many relationships. Probably the relationship with my wife is the closest of all. We spend more time together daily, and I have learned some of her strong points and some of her weak points. I have other relationships that you might say are weekly. There is an accountability partner I meet with once a week. On Fridays, we go to dinner with 3, 4, or perhaps even five different couples. Perhaps not all are there every week. As you talk and get to know each of them, you learn who they are, perhaps even good points and bad. We read in the newspaper or hear on the evening news, sometimes slanderous news about our leaders and it influences us. I read things I do not believe but certainly the person that printed it does or else they are a slanderer or a false accuser. But I am sure when we hear things often and long enough, perhaps we begin to believe it. Many of us have a tainted view of God. It could be influenced by our natural father who was imperfect at best. It could be influenced by false reports that we hear and have not checked it out. If you read the word of God the Bible, we can begin to learn of him and actually get a correct view of him. Our view of God can be tainted by many things. The best way to really learn who God is, would be through relationship with him.  If that relationship is based only on second hand info, it may not be correct info, That is why a judge in a court room does not want to hear hearsay. They want first hand info. Satan goes about as a deceiver of the brethren, his mission is to destroy. He will spread lies and half truths, slander, gossip etc. to destroy the reputation and our view of God. The only way to really get to know God is through personal relationship. You cannot base it on second hand info, gossip, slander, but through the word of God and through relationship we can find out who God really is.  God is sovereign, he set this world in place, balance so that over the centuries we can see his handiwork even in the eclipse of today. God has our best interests at heart, but there are so many distractions and distractors.  HE has beautiful things in store for us, that we have yet to imagine. The real God, the true God, sent his son to die on a cross for our sins. He loved us way beyond what we can imagine. There will be an eternity to get to know this God and there is so much to know. The God that designed an eclipse, perhaps there are other wonders that we have never seen in a lifetime. The God that knew us before we were born. Knew that on this day I would see a wonder never seen in this magnitude. God created  beautiful scenery all across this country and every so often we see a breathtaking display of his handiwork. He created a whole universe that runs better than a Swiss watch. The expanse of which we have only seen a very small part. He designed each of us different, and still is in the designing business.  We create a factory of a million copies of in item, say a coin, that are identical for the most part. Yet no two people are identical, though, God has created millions. No two sunsets are identical. The path of each eclipse they talked about today was different. This is some kind of God, and I wonder what wonders we will learn of his creativity as we know him throughout eternity. DO you really know the true God, have you tried to get to know him. Most people don't know much about me unless I tell them and reveal myself to them. It takes relationship to get to know the true God. You cannot depend on  second hand info. This evening, I revealed just a little about myself, not much, just a little as we meet together for the first time at Men's University. What will God reveal about himself as we try to get to know him better. One thing is for sure, he loves us. He sent Jesus to die for us on a cross for our sins. He desires the best for us, even when it doesn't feel good. The Doctor that replaced my knee, knew it would hurt for a while, but when I worked through the hurt and kept those damaged muscles moving so scar tissue would not build up, he knew I would be better off down the road. Some of us have let scar tissue build up in the damaged heart muscles. Dr Jesus wants to fix it. He does it through relationship with him as we learn what a good father is. A father that will let us go through pain to fix a problem in our heart. If we let scar tissue build, it will hurt us more in the long run and not fix anything. Our muscles will not operate to their full potential. Our heavenly Father has our best interest at heart,  even as that doctor did, when he replaced my knee. He knew it would hurt at times, but I would get through it, and walk again without pain. But I had to go through pain, to keep the scar tissue from building up to get there. God knows and has our best interest at heart. Do you really know him? He sent Jesus to die for your sins.  Some of the pains of this life are sent to correct a heart problem. God can only be known through relationship. He is the only one that can fix a heart. God bless, LVZ.