Growing in my relationship with God by Pastor Job

Our relationship with God is our lifeline, it helps us to grow and become mature in our life. Every relationship needs to be nurtured and strengthened in our life. For it to be nurtured and strengthened we need to

1.Spend time,
2.Put effort, show our appreciation.
3.Being grateful.
4.Communication.
5.Respect

Any relationship that is not looked after or is missing one of these five elements suffers and if it is not looked after or improved that relationship will soon come to an end.

In the same manner our relationship with God needs to be looked after. Because it is through our relationship with God that we receive

a) Hope
b) guidance
c) He sustains us to face the unexpected situations in life.

So I wanna encourage you to spend time in prayer, reading your bible, and find ways to strengthen your relationship with God.

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The Three Words

Where are you?

Interesting it is to read in Genesis, God reaching out to Adam and asking him "where are you?" The all powerful, all knowing, ever present, self sustaining God reaches out to humanity for fellowship. 

The three words shows the depth of God's heart for his creation. God didn't abandon the world after creation and after the fall but rather he let it run according to his plan and purposes.

In Genesis we can see God intervening to bring judgement for the wickedness of man that was growing and it came to such an extent that God wanted to stop it with a flood. Only one man found favor in the eyes of God and it was Noah. (Genesis 6:8)

Though God wants fellowship with his creation but he does not tolerate sin in anyway and He dealt with the sin of humanity through Christ Jesus. 

Our relationship with God has been restored through Christ Jesus. Through our relationship with God we have fellowship. And it is this fellowship that enables us to know more about God. 

As we have fellowship with God daily we come to a greater understanding about His character, a greater appreciation of His love towards us.  

Walking with God daily is fellowship with God, it is an amazing experience that everyone should be able to do. The fundamental thing about fellowship is conversation. Have you had a conversation with God today?

Conversation in today's term, what I mean is have you said 'hi to God' in prayer. Literally as followers of Jesus Christ, no day should pass by without saying 'hi'.

The fact that God asked Adam 'where are you?' is the same question that I believe God is asking all of us. It is through this conversation (prayer) that we can see God speaking to us through the Holy Spirit and His word.

Often we ask God, where are you? in painful, confused, desperate, anxious, fearful moments but the reality is God has been asking this question all along "where are you?' 

It is through our relationship and fellowship with God that enables us to walk through the painful, confused, desperate, fearful and anxious moments. 

No doubt that as we have a living relationship with God, God will protect us from walking down the path of pain, confusion and fearfulness where it can be avoided. 

While some moments are destined for us to grow, to mature and to come out stronger with God by our side. 

I encourage you my friend as you are reading this, may your relationship with God be stronger and may you be encouraged. 

God's Plan For Our Life

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."

God has a plan for all of our lives, no matter what age, gender, race or country we are from. The best thing about God's plan is that His plan never fails. He sees everything from the beginning and the end. Perhaps today you are at a stage that you are confused about your life, not sure what to do next but don't worry you just need to follow God's lead. 

We all have different plans for our life, its good to have a plan but make sure that God is in the plan as well. Don't leave God outside the plan of yours. Sure enough sometimes our own plan fails or we go through a series of disappointment and that is no surprise to God. Sometimes we go through disappointment so that we will learn to trust God's plan for our life.

No matter what you have gone through in your life, God's plan for your life can never be defeated. What He has planned will be accomplished. Learn to trust God in the most challenging times and He will bring clarity into your life. He will help you to make the right decisions, He will bring the right opportunities in your path to move you forward.

What is impossible to men is possible to God. Though we have our own limitation in our thinking and perhaps even our surrounding but nothing can limit God. Nothing can overrule God's plan for your life, you just have to have an open mind before God and allow Him to lead gently. He will be with you in every step that you take. 

Let no confusion prevail but let the peace of God protect you and guide you in every step. Surrender everything to the Lord, pray about it and walk boldly and confidently that God will guide you and is guiding you. 

Prayer, it either changes You or Your circumstance

What does Prayer do? at times it feels like its the only thing you can do while doing your best with everything that you can do. Sometime we pray for certain outcomes that we want God to perform, while we are praying we are also hoping in faith that our prayer will be answered with the outcome that we are wanting.

And sometimes it may not be God's will in regards with the desired outcome that we are hoping for. While we pray, God uses the prayer to change the desire in our hearts to match according to His will and that is if we are in a right attitude towards Him. This might happen gradually or instantly. The thing that I have noticed with myself is that, it is gradually taking place.

At the same time God wants to change our circumstance and our life with what He feels best for us. It could be that God answered our prayers with the desired outcome that we were hoping for. Which ever happens, it really depends on how strong you are really holding on to God and how much time you are willing to spend time on prayer.

Rhythm of Change ?

In the past few days, the weather has been getting colder. Its no surprise since we are entering into the winter season. Nature has a cycle of change or I would say it as the rhythm that God placed when He created the earth.

Just as nature having its own rhythm, we too have this rhythm in our life. The rhythm of change. When I say change it gives you a sense of joy at the same time a sense of uncertainty.

probably for you it could not be the case, but for me it is. For no one can be certain about the uncertainty unless they themselves travel along the same path that you are travelling.

The good thing about change is that it helps you to grow and to learn new things while on the other it places you in situations that you are not in control of. When we get use to our routine life we feel that we are so much in control of our own life.

The truth is we just got use to it so much so that we feel that we are in control. From the work that we do to the relationships that we have. Think about this, if you wake up tomorrow totally in a different place seeing different people, how would you feel?

But I believe that God places us in those situations, when we feel helpless, and it does not necessarily mean that you would be waking up in a different place but rather you will be placed in different situations where you are strecthed from your limits

Why ? because that's the place that we get to know God in a more meaningful way. Because when I am helpless and I have done all that I can to change my circumstance and nothing happens that's when I know that I am not in control but
God is and He is able to make all things work for good.


Maybe at the present time I am not sure how things would work out.
And sometimes fear and anxiety can infect a peaceful mind with lies and confusion. But every time I look to God, He fills me with the peace that surpasses all understanding.


I pray and believe that God will open up the right doors of opportunity for me. Do support me in your prayers.