Here's a scenario... two friends are so close and really love each other. When they get the chance, they chat for hours on end. But the problem is, they don't get together very often and the moments when they are together seem like fleeting moments. One friend is constantly trying to get in touch with the other, but the other quite often puts off or even ignores attempts to meet up. Ready for the big reveal? 

The friend who always seems busy, that's us - and it shouldn't really be a surprise that the other friend is God. That's what our relationship with God can be like if we aren't careful. By nature, we're all at least a little self-centred. We may not even realise that we're acting that way sometimes. But, if something's even a little bit inconvenient for us, we may find ourselves making excuses and trying to get out of things just to get or do what we want. 

The solution? Easy: choose to spend time with Jesus. Even if we have to fight ourselves to do it, treating our relationship with Jesus as our closest and dearest relationship may just revolutionise it.



So what now? Make space for Jesus and re-commit to visiting your secret place. It may be at home, at a park, a coffee shop, by the beach, wherever. Put the time in your schedule and guard it - it is time with the love of your life.





— SCRIPTURE —

	'I no longer call you servants...I have called you friends.' John 15:15 NCV
— SOULFOOD —

	2 Ki 24-25, Luke 16:19-31, Ps 24, Pro 7:24-25
	

Here's a scenario... two friends are so close and really love each other. When they get the chance, they chat for hours on end. But the problem is, they don't get together very often and the moments when they are together seem like fleeting moments. One friend is constantly trying to get in touch with the other, but the other quite often puts off or even ignores attempts to meet up. Ready for the big reveal? The friend who always seems busy, that's us - and it shouldn't really be a surprise that the other friend is God. That's what our relationship with God can be like if we aren't careful. By nature, we're all at least a little self-centred. We may not even realise that we're acting that way sometimes. But, if something's even a little bit inconvenient for us, we may find ourselves making excuses and trying to get out of things just to get or do what we want. The solution? Easy: choose to spend time with Jesus. Even if we have to fight ourselves to do it, treating our relationship with Jesus as our closest and dearest relationship may just revolutionise it.So what now? Make space for Jesus and re-commit to visiting your secret place. It may be at home, at a park, a coffee shop, by the beach, wherever. Put the time in your schedule and guard it - it is time with the love of your life.
	
	— SCRIPTURE — 
	'I no longer call you servants...I have called you friends.' John 15:15 NCV 
	— SOULFOOD — 
	2 Ki 24-25, Luke 16:19-31, Ps 24, Pro 7:24-25

Word For You Today is the writings of Bob and Debby Gass in The Word For Today, adapted for the next generation.

It meets teens and young adults right where they are at.

Word For You Today is the writings of Bob and Debby Gass in The Word For Today, adapted for the next generation.
It meets teens and young adults right where they are at.