#59 – Being Together

Good morning friends of God

The thought came to mind “Why do we want to hear God speak to us?” The immediate answer was “So we know how to live.” Sounds great but I felt a sudden sense of God saying “NO!” Sure we must hear God’s voice in order to obey Him, live for Him and bring Him pleasure but I felt God say the primary reason God wants to speak to us is because he wants a relationship with us; He wants us to be together.

Think about it on human terms. Imagine if the only time we heard from someone was for them to tell us what to do; or if the only time we spoke to them we were asking their advice on something. These are important ingredients for a healthy relationship but mustn’t be the sole ingredients.

God wants to talk to us because He likes us; He wants to be our friend. Friends simply like being together, they enjoy each others company, they laugh and cry together, they are interested in what each other is doing, they commend and encourage each other and they are nice to each other. God wants all of this with you. I encourage you to simply enjoy being with God. Listen to what He has to say about you. Listen to His dreams for you. Listen to His heartbeat; feel what He feels. Ask God to speak to you on a friendship level. Let Him know you want to hear Him as a friend. Value your relationship with God and enjoy being together.

John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.