Is It Time to Reset with God?

"Four of the Ten Commandments deal with our relationship to God while the other six deal with our relationships with people. But all ten are about relationships."  - Rick Warren

As the days grow closer towards that special day of the year when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, there is no better time to examine our connection with Him.

Consider it a necessary checkpoint, or rest stop, in our journey as faithful believers where we reset our spiritual compass and assess our hearts and minds before moving on. Think of it as a time to reboot our bond with God (Psalm 71:20-21).

To proceed without any such check-up from time to time is courting disaster. There are troubles and temptations along the way that can jostle us off course. We can't always depend on obvious signs to warn us of issues.

Small rips and tears may appear in our relationship with Christ. The damage grows silently but steadily, turning into major problems that can hinder, even halt, our Christian maturity.

We should never feel embarrassed, too stubborn, or too proud to ask God for guidance when we need it, and even if we don't! We should be proactive and not wait until situations call for drastic measures that could have been avoided.

Moses, in his journeys with the Hebrews through the desert, sought God's direction on more than one occasion (Exodus 33:12-13). He could never have accomplished all he did without God's help. Nor can we.

James, the half-brother of Jesus, wrote, "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you" (James 1:5). Stop and ask!

It's good to give pause and evaluate our progress as Christians. We take our cars in for scheduled maintenance, we visit our doctors for annual physicals, and check the cookies baking in the oven, so why not our relationship with Christ?

We have many relationships during the course of our lifetime. But, none is more important than ours with Jesus Christ. He does his part to get our relationship up and running. It's up to us to see that it remains that way (1 Chronicles 16:11).

Scripture: Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 58:11; Romans 8:14; Psalm 25:5; Colossians 3:1

Prayer: Dear God, may You give me the peace and guidance I need to see me through another day, amen.

Blessings always,

Mitzi