Relationship. Paul Evanson

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СКАЧАТЬ and relationship is a two-way thing; we need to be known as well as to know. ALL of it happens through Him.

      God doesn’t make mistakes. There is a reason that the first commandment is to Love the Lord completely; the more you hang out with God, the more you will sense His unconditional love for you and that changes how you feel about yourself.

      “There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)

      You get love, hope, peace but no judgments. All the negative thoughts are coming from some source other than God. If you are going to change it will be because you love and are being loved. You can’t truly love your neighbor unless you love yourself. You can look good, but you’re never going to experience the fullness of a relationship with another person if you don’t have a relationship with God that teaches you to love yourself.

      When we think about some of the things we tell ourselves, it can be pretty appalling. “I’m so stupid.” “I’ll never be good enough.” “I’m so fat it’s disgusting.” We say things to ourselves that we would never dream of saying to another person and that God, our heavenly loving Father, would never, ever say to us. Imagine how you would feel if you heard your son tell your daughter that she was stupid. That’s probably how God feels when we say those things to ourselves. How could we criticize His perfect creation so easily?

      Before the beginning of time He knew you and He loved you. In the womb He knew you and he loved you. Today He knows you and loves you. He will never leave you or forsake you. When creation began and ever since. He desires an ongoing and growing relationship with you.

      One of the reasons for our negative and derogatory thoughts are that we often compare ourselves to others. There will always be people who are better, smarter, stronger, thinner, taller, shorter and so on. God does not compare us to one another. When He looks at you he sees the person He beautifully and deliberately created. He knows completely who you are today. And He loves you.

      Your life here is all about His love for you, His hopes for you, His desire to have an intimate relationship with you. He knows you and loves you and wants you to know and be known to others through His love. God is not limited by space and time like we are so He is always with you and completely present. We can’t be fully present all the time with everyone but, when we practice being present as much as possible, we are following God’s lead. Whether or not to practice is up to us.

      He created you with the ability to choose. He will not impose himself on you. He has already chosen you. You must choose him. An authentic relationship involves two parties and cannot be forced.

      

      “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 1:18

      Chapter 6: Summary of Part 1

      Before we head into the next section of the book, let’s review.

       Jesus told us our purpose quite clearly in the Bible:

      “And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him: ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:35-40

       Authentic relationships are built one interaction at a time.

       There is no such thing as a “random interaction”.

       You cannot accomplish this alone. You are fully dependent on God and others.

       Before time, God knew you and He created you for authentic relationship.

      Part 2: Relationship Applied

      Writing a book on authentic relationship requires writing the book in authentic relationship. The next section of the book is a collection of essays written by friends. Each chapter is a reflection of his or her personal experience with relationship: with their families, in the workplace, in the church, and with boundaries and addiction. Their stories illustrate that relationships are most often messy, hard work and broadly diverse. Were it not for the unspeakable beauty of the peace, fulfillment and irreplaceable meaning that relationship provides, it would not be worth the effort.

      The authorship of these chapters is a demonstration of the points God wants to express through us.

       We are not meant to do this alone.

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