Glory in Him: Relationships

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Relationships

Lately the LORD has been speaking to me about “isolation”. We so often become buried in our day-to-day routine that we neglect to nurture those friends that God has place in our life. I’ve also heard a saying, “we were not meant to be lone-ranger Christians.”

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, just kind of chewing on it. Then I read this post on Jewels Blog regarding this same thing (check it out). Just yesterday, the LORD once again brought it to mind as I read the devotion from Chuck Swindoll. He said we all need those “Sheltering Trees” in our lives.

Brings to mind Ecclesiastes 4:10(b)…woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. And Proverbs 18:1, A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.

I know there are those times that God moves us on or we relocate, but for the most part we have a tendency of getting so bogged down in our day-to-day life that we do neglect those relationships.

Let us pray and ask the LORD for wisdom in how to juggle life and relationships, so as to do His will not ours.

Dear LORD teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

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Poems

From http://www.devotions.com/ (author unknown)
It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

E-mailed by a Friend (author unknown)
"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.