The concept of rekindling a relationship isn’t a foreign concept to most people. It’s a strenuous process. Rekindling a relationship is usually not as simply as rekindling a fire, which can often be done by throwing a chunk of fuel on it, poking it with a stick, and blowing strong puffs of wind on it. Rekindling a relationship takes a more gentle touch, and it usually takes perseverance and patience.
One relationship we might not consider in the context of rekindling is our relationship with God. Perhaps it’s because we take it for granted and easily overlook it. We think it “just is,” that it really doesn’t change all that much, and we haven’t let it die out, so why would we need to rekindle it? However, have you really never let your relationship with God ebb and flow? Has it not cooled off during various seasons of your life? Have other priorities taken the majority of your time and energy so that you’ve neglected your relationship with God? Any relationship left unattended will atrophy.
If your relationship with God isn’t as close as it can be, it’s not God who has stepped away and created distance. God is always present and always available. Bemoaning the distance won’t help. Acknowledge the distance, then take steps to rekindle the relationship.
Remember who God is. Claim Him as your Creator and ultimate authority of your life.
Recommit to seek God today…and tomorrow’s todays.
Rely on the Holy Spirit to guide and provide in every situation.
Renew your commitment to trust Jesus as the Lord and Savior of your daily life.
Take it one day at a time. Before long, you will be warmed in God’s presence, and you’ll share the light with those around you.
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. (Psalm 27:4-6)