Living in Relationship

Last week I was listening to a worship song in my truck called Give Me Jesus.  As I was singing that song I had a thought that may seem simple, but it was profound for me in the moment.  In trying to live a Christian life on a daily basis I’m not sure I’m living in relationship with Christ himself right now.  God has invited us into a relationship, not just a lifestyle.  It’s a relationship that needs daily attentiveness to the person of Christ. 

This last weekend I attended Men’s Retreat.  The first morning the guys and I were studying Galatians 5 about walking by the Spirit.  It’s a natural question to ask, how exactly do I walk by/with the Spirit.  I made the point to the guys that we can’t reduce it to some simple formula.  First of all we’re not given a formula.  God has invited us into an ongoing relationship with Himself, and in this case He’s expressing it in relationship to the Spirit.  We are to walk with the Spirit of God.  And that relationship is not a simple formula.  It means us looking to the Spirit, depending on Him, relating to Him, trusting Him daily, even moment by moment, as we take each step through life.  That’s how we live the Christian life.  That's what I'm going to be looking to focus on in my life.