I hit a point in my walk after being a Christ Follower for 15 years where I knew I was walking with God, but I just didn't feel close to him. I was challenged by reading a young girl's blog of all the things God was teaching her and how real he was in her life. I didn't understand why that was not happening in my relationship with him anymore. As I cried out to God for my walk to be that real and exciting again he gave me a visual to put it into perspective.
I have a little boy who is 5 now. When he was little he liked to know his boundaries, but he loved opportunities where he could be independent. We would go to the mall together. When we walked from the car to the door of the mall I always held his hand, but once inside he had a little freedom. He loved to run out ahead of me while we walked though the mall. When he got a little too far ahead I would simply call out for him to wait up. When we got to a turn and he didn't know which way to go, he would look back to me for direction.
God said, that's what my relationship with him had become. He held me tight when things weren't safe, but when things were good, I liked to run out ahead of him. I could still hear his voice when I got too far, and I always sought direction when I didn't know which way to go.
God brought me to this point to let me know he wanted more from our relationship. I pictured PT walking through the mall with his mom and how different that looks. He walks arm in arm with her. They have conversation along the way. When they get to a turn they turn in unison because they know where they are going together.
I am so thankful for this visual. I use it as a check point regularly to determine how I am doing in my walk with him. I want so desperately to be side by side with God on this journey.
How do you walk with God? What kinds of things do you do to stay close to him?
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