I am a Friend of God!

God wants to be your best friend. You were created to live continually in God's presence and to have an intimate friendship with Him.

'Now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God - all because of what Jesus has done for us in making us friends of God.' Romans 5:11

Jesus said, "I'm no longer calling you servants because servants don't understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I've named you friends because I've let you in on everything I've heard from the Father."

God wants you to know Him intimately.

"He made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn't play hide-and-seek with us. He's not remote; he's near." Acts 17:26-27

You become friends with someone through continuous conversation. Friends talk to each other often and share the details of their life. Friends share secrets. God will shares His secrets with you when you spend time with Him throughout the day. It's possible to carry on a constant conversation with God. You can talk to Him about what you're doing and what you're thinking and pause to listen for His response to you.

In Thessalonians God says that He wants you to pray without ceasing, that means having a day-long conversation with God. It's possible because God isn't far off He is with you all the time. Ephesians 4 says that God rules everything and is everywhere and in everything. You can know your heavenly Father; He's waiting to make Himself known. All you have to do is to stop long enough to wait and listen. 

You can be as close to God as you choose to be.

God told the captives in Babylon "When you come looking for me, you'll find me. 'Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." Jeremiah 29:13

Keep on asking; keep on seeking until you get what you long for. When you draw close to God, He will draw close to you. That's His promise to you.

To know Jesus as a personal friend is the greatest privilege you have; not just knowing about Him but really knowing Him. Jesus told the disciples that He would be their friend. They talked with Him about everything and He talked with them, daily. Jesus wants the same level of friendship with you today.

It's never too late to start cultivating and nurturing a friendship with God.

Andrew Murray, in his book 'Waiting on God', writes, "We must not only think of our waiting upon God, but also of what is more wonderful still, of God's waiting upon us. The vision of Him waiting on us will give new impulse and inspiration to our waiting upon Him. It will give us an unspeakable confidence that our waiting cannot be in vain. If He waits for us, then we may be sure that we are more than welcome, and that He rejoices to find those He has been seeking for."

by Lynne Lee