We don't want to fall away from God, but it just seems to happen because we become so obsessed with what is going on in front of our faces. Unless we make the concrete choice to pursue that relationship with God, before we know it, we are in a place where the relationship has weakened. It would be the same as a marriage that gradually fades into the background as a couple starts to become involved in other things.
How do we change this? Ideally it is a commitment every day to do something that strengthens that relationship. On a practical level, try one of these six things every day:
- Write down what you want to do. What is the ideal of the relationship that you want with God? Take five minutes to write it down. Write a letter. When you put it in writing, it becomes more real.
- Quit something. You are too committed. In ministry, at work. If you are doing things that take you away from your vocation or your God, then you need to step away. Realize that you can only do so much.
- Stop doing. Just because you are doing a bunch of things doesn't make you any more loved by God. Evaluate your responsibilities and take something off "the list" of things you are doing today.
- Be quiet. Take quiet time. Take five minutes of quiet time. Extend it by thirty seconds each day.
- Ideally, how much do you truly want to give of your day to God? Do that for one day.
- Give yourself away. Give away some stuff. Give away some time. The more you give, the more you open yourself to God.
