So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you...So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do is guilty of sin. (James 4: 7-8, 17)
Have you ever been ignored by a friend or family member? If so, you understand how much it hurts to have someone you love show no interest in you or what you have to say. I have been both ignored and have been the one to ignore and take relationships for granted and we should all be more deliberate with our relationships, especially with our loving Father.
When we ignore God and disregard Him by failing to pray, reading the Word, or obeying His will, we hurt Him because we are essentially rejecting His desire to be close with His children. Not to mention, we miss out on many of the blessings that He has in store for us. We have to learn the discipline of spending time with God and not neglecting Him.
For some strange reason, I have been neglecting my relationship with God recently. It took it happening to me from someone I love and care dearly for to begin to understand how God must feel when I ignore Him. We are all here on this earth to glorify God and there is no better way to do so than by taking time out of our busy schedules and spending it with Him.
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