Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Seeking wisdom is not an easy task. Trying to discern what God is saying and where He is moving can be a monumental task, in and of itself. This is the very reason we need to know him better. We must know Jesus as well as we know our best friend, so that when he moves there is no doubt it is him. The use of prayer and time is a simple way to get to know Jesus, but these are the hardest things to do. We spend time in prayer asking God for things and telling him our troubles, which He already knows, instead of talking to Him as if He was right there in the living room with us. We spend time with Jesus by reading the Bible, going to church, being in a Bible study small group, or listening to Christian music. These are all great things, but they don't actually build our relationship with Jesus. They build our knowledge about Him, but not the relationship. For me, I consider how it is that I build relationships with other people to know how to build my relationship with Jesus. For me, I spend time with people to get to know them. That time is everything from eating together to chatting to hanging out (not even talking). This is what I am challenging myself to do with Jesus more. I'm challenging myself to spend time with Jesus like I spend time with my friends. It's not easy, but it is necessary. Only then can I know that the wisdom I am receiving and the revelation I am given is truly from Him.
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