The Good The Bad The Ugly

Remember those times when a close friend or family member was going through a rough patch, and all you wanted to do was to help them and make them feel better? What about that time when they were crying at 3 in the morning and all they wanted to do was to call you so you could comfort them and give them advice?

This process might have lasted for a couple of days, months, or maybe even a year. And through it all, you were the one person who was there for your friend or family member. But then all of a sudden, things start to get better and life is as perfect as it could be for that individual. As each day goes by, that person stops depending on you, calling you, crying out to you, and maybe they don’t talk to you as often anymore.

You end up feeling upset, hurt, neglected, and even used.

Many of us have been victims of this situation. But we are also guilty of this action when it comes to our relationship with God. I’ll be the first one to admit that my relationship with God is at its highest when I go through a tough situation or when things are not going the way I want it to go. After everything falls into place, I forget that God was the one who brought me out of my struggle and my relationship with him starts to fade all over again. We fail to realize that God also feels hurt when we distance ourselves from him.

In Proverbs 3:5, it says “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”

God wants us to depend on him whether our life is going smoothly or whether we face trials. He wants us to constantly reach out to him and walk with him. Just like a parent wants to guide their child and build a strong bond with him or her, God desires to build an unbreakable bond with his children as well.

If we work on trusting God and leaning on Him as each day goes by, we will be able to re-build and maintain a strong relationship with the one who has been by our side through it all.

~Shelby Thomas