Communication with Christ

How much do you communicate with Christ? Maybe it’s once a day, before meals or maybe it’s only when you need something. We are all guilty of not communicating enough with Christ. Things comes up or the day just doesn’t start right, and we forget all about talking to him. The thing is though, if we don’t spend time talking to him (praying) we can’t really get to know him. We can’t expect to feel close and connected because we aren’t nurturing our relationship with him. We need good communication with Christ, in the same way we need good communication in our relationships here on earth.

Think about the relationships in your life, the ones you have with your close friends, your boyfriend/girlfriend, your husband/wife , your children or parents etc. In those relationships, how important is communication? If a husband and wife don’t communicate their marriage suffers, when friends don’t communicate, they drift apart and lose touch. In the same way we need to communicate to have healthy, strong and close relationships with friends, family and spouses; we need to do the same with God and with Christ. I am so glad that God revealed this bit of wisdom to me! I was going down a path where I couldn’t understand why I didn’t feel close to Christ and I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t feel like we knew each other deeply. Well friends, the answer was a simple as this… I wasn’t communicating well enough with Christ!

Just like when we drift apart from a once close friend, I was drifting apart from Christ. That doesn’t mean I was living in a way that was sinful, but just that I lost my close bond. I wasn’t nurturing my friendship with Jesus; I wasn’t talking to my Father in heaven about my life. I spoke to him about my needs and others needs and I thanked him at times, but it wasn’t consistent. I needed to do more than just ask for things or only say thank you every now and then. I needed to do more than just talk to him when I messed up too! I needed to talk to him daily, I needed to listen out for his voice and await his answers. I realised I needed to let him into my life, every part and talk with him about all things.

So, how did I communicate more with Christ? For me it has began by implementing a morning and night routine that is centred around him. I have been making sure prayer is a priority and that I take my time with it. I have also made sure to spend more time reading about who God is in the Bible and learning more about my friend Jesus! Knowing more about him helps me to talk to him, to feel even closer to him and encourages me to share who I am with him. I have been so blessed by doing this, my relationship has been growing stronger and stronger. Now, I am by no means perfect, my morning routine may almost be a habit, but I need to work on the night one a bit more! I also am trying to spend more time just talking to him during the day too, like I would with my family and friends. It takes simple steps to build that bond with Christ. He knows every part of you, even the things you hide, but he want’s more than anything for you to openly share yourself with him.

If you are feeling distant from Christ, I encourage you to start simple and small. Begin with one time slot in your day where you make no excuses, you just pray and talk to God. It is from there that you can build your communication up. That is what I have done, taken baby steps but been intentional and dedicated to my decision. And in that time of prayer, don’t hold back, don’t waste this precious time of communication to not truly be real with him. Speak truly and freely, it is when we let go of our guards and pour ourselves into our

relationship that we will see a shift and begin to build a deep and strong bond with Christ.

Make today, the day you start working on your communication with Christ. Take that baby step towards a close and true friendship with him, I know you can do it!

Faithfully, Becky