However close you feel to God right now, it is always important to recognise that there is more. God wants to constantly deepen our relationship with him and broaden the horizon of our experience of walking with him. A relationship is experiential by nature. It is the same with our relationship with God. It is not just a matter of believing certain things about God. To have a relationship with God is to experience the joy of his love and his transforming power in increasing measure every day. Many Christians make the mistake, however, of chasing some big sensational experience. But relationships don’t work like that. They grow slowly and steadily. We live in a sensationalist culture, so we should not allow our culture to misinform our expectations about the Christian life. God teaches us, not primarily through big sensational experiences, but by small increments day by day as we seek him and devote ourselves to hearing from him through his Word. Psalm 119 exemplifies the kind of attitude that is vital for anyone who wants to live in relationship with God: the willingness to devote oneself to the long slow process of growth and the perspective to enjoy the journey. The psalmist expresses how he delights to walk in God’s way and the more he walks ahead the more he hungers to keep exploring where God leads. The Christian life is one of long steady obedience and perseverance. Devote yourself to this and you will gain an ever-deeper experience of walking with God.
Ask God to keep leading you and teaching you.
Read Psalm 119. 57-64
