Keeping God at the Center : Relationships

Relationships

What is the purpose of a relationship in the Bible? Ecclesiastes 4:9: “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?” The Lord created relationship because “two are better than one”. If you remember back to creation in the book of Genesis, the first time that God stated something was not good was when Adam was alone in the garden. Genesis 2:18: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” We were created to make one another better and enhance the creation that God had previously established.

All relationships, whether they are romantic or not, should have God placed as the very foundation that they rest on. That includes your relationships with your boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, friends, parents, teachers, and brothers/sisters. A relationship WITHOUT God involved is going to fail you in more ways than one. But when God is the focus point in the relationship and being sought after by both sides, it will never fail. The relationship may experience trials, but the love of God will remain strong and instill hope and perseverance between the individuals. Keeping God at the center of your relationship means that you seek Him before man. It implies that both sides of the relationship are placing the Lord as a priority, and the main goal established is to please God.

You can put God at the center of your friendships by pushing one another in your faith walk. You can get into deep discussion and encourage one another in their individual relationship with the Lord. This can be shown through utter dedication and loyalty to one another(John 15:13). You can put the Lord at the center of a romantic relationship by setting your focus on how your relationship is well representing a biblical relationship. This is shown through purity (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7), love (Colossians 3:14 & 1 John 4:16), unity (Ephesians 4:2-3 & Mark 10:9), encouragement (1 Thessalonians 5:11), fruitfulness (Galatians 5:22-23), submittance (Ephesians 5:21), and much more. There are so many things that you can do in a relationship to honor the Lord and prosper in His blessings. You can put the Lord at the center of your relationship with your parents by honoring their authority (Colossians 3:20). By honoring them, you please God. When you please God, He shows you His favor and blesses you beyond measure.

My Challenge to You…

I would like you to reflect on the relationships in your life…

Are they honoring to God?

Is He at the center?

Would God be pleased with the relationships you have in your life?

How can you continue to make the relationship stronger with the Lord at the center?

If the Lord is NOT at the center of your relationships, I strongly advise you to think about the reason why. If you want your relationships to prosper, you have to allow for God to work in them. But in order for Him to do that, HE HAS TO BE IN THE CENTER.

God bless!!!!!