RELATIONSHIPS
Today I am thinking about relationships. That’s right, good old fashion relationships. I am not just thinking about boyfriend, girlfriend, lover etc… I am thinking about friends, family and that kind of stuff. Now before you tell me that anything less than a sexual relationship is boring, listen up a minute. You see, I have a suspicion that we need to have good friendships in this world we live in or it becomes more of a job to survive then a joy. And aren’t most of us looking for joy instead of another job?
I read an article the other day from a news agency that said Americans are becoming lonelier. Now some of you internationals reading this might agree with it and you might go on to say that if America keeps up its wars etc… we will even be lonelier. But hold on a minute. I am not just talking about politics and government decisions; I am saying that in the world we live in today there is a general tendency to loneliness. People just don’t seem to connect like they use too.
As an American living in Stockholm I am constantly trying to understand Swedish thinking and being. I enjoy studying Nordic culture in every way I can. There are a lot of differences between the way a Swede thinks and acts compared to an American. But one thing that I am finding is a similarity between our two cultures and probably most cultures in the world today is the problem of loneliness. We all seen to have a desire for relationships but lack at times the will power and the energy and sometimes the knowledge of how to go about getting them.
The Bible makes it very clear that man was not created to be alone. In Genesis 1:27 is say, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” In other words God did not create man to be alone. It was simply not meant to be that way. And in Genesis 2:18 is says, “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone…” God created man for relationships. He created us to connect with others.
Last summer in Denmark, I was with a group of American young people and we were talking with Danes on the main shopping street in downtown Copenhagen. People in the Nordic countries seem to be very interested in Spiritual things but are not quite sure of how to go about connecting with the spiritual world. The question I liked to ask was this, “If you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that you could have a personal relationship with God, would you be interested?” The answer to this question was very often yes. People desire relationships and especially a relationship with God. They realize in this world that they are missing something but they are not quite sure of what that something is.
I think that God put in each of us the desire to have relationships. And maybe more than anything else God put in us the desire to have a relationship with Him. Is this actually possible? I think it is!
Let me ask you right now, if you knew that you could have a personal relationship with God, would you be interested?
Today I am thinking about relationships. That’s right, good old fashion relationships. I am not just thinking about boyfriend, girlfriend, lover etc… I am thinking about friends, family and that kind of stuff. Now before you tell me that anything less than a sexual relationship is boring, listen up a minute. You see, I have a suspicion that we need to have good friendships in this world we live in or it becomes more of a job to survive then a joy. And aren’t most of us looking for joy instead of another job?
I read an article the other day from a news agency that said Americans are becoming lonelier. Now some of you internationals reading this might agree with it and you might go on to say that if America keeps up its wars etc… we will even be lonelier. But hold on a minute. I am not just talking about politics and government decisions; I am saying that in the world we live in today there is a general tendency to loneliness. People just don’t seem to connect like they use too.
As an American living in Stockholm I am constantly trying to understand Swedish thinking and being. I enjoy studying Nordic culture in every way I can. There are a lot of differences between the way a Swede thinks and acts compared to an American. But one thing that I am finding is a similarity between our two cultures and probably most cultures in the world today is the problem of loneliness. We all seen to have a desire for relationships but lack at times the will power and the energy and sometimes the knowledge of how to go about getting them.
The Bible makes it very clear that man was not created to be alone. In Genesis 1:27 is say, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” In other words God did not create man to be alone. It was simply not meant to be that way. And in Genesis 2:18 is says, “The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone…” God created man for relationships. He created us to connect with others.
Last summer in Denmark, I was with a group of American young people and we were talking with Danes on the main shopping street in downtown Copenhagen. People in the Nordic countries seem to be very interested in Spiritual things but are not quite sure of how to go about connecting with the spiritual world. The question I liked to ask was this, “If you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that you could have a personal relationship with God, would you be interested?” The answer to this question was very often yes. People desire relationships and especially a relationship with God. They realize in this world that they are missing something but they are not quite sure of what that something is.
I think that God put in each of us the desire to have relationships. And maybe more than anything else God put in us the desire to have a relationship with Him. Is this actually possible? I think it is!
Let me ask you right now, if you knew that you could have a personal relationship with God, would you be interested?
posted by Forrest Hendrix @ 10:46 AM
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3 Comments:
Hey, Forrest - good for you. Yeah, I'd be interested if I didn't already have it. Keep on sharing it! There are lots of ways of getting more people to your blog, by the way. Let's talk about them in August. In the meantime, you might try shorter posts and it's really easy to add a few pictures or links. Keep at it. Once you have a foundation of content, then I'd love to help you invite the world.
Gordon
Greetings on a lazy Saturday afternoon from down here in Portugal. Thanks, Forrest, for leading me through some of your thoughts about getting others to consider all that Christ has to offer. Keep up the good work!
Jerry
Great site lots of usefull infomation here.
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