Relationships.

When you are starting a relationship with someone and you are very interested in them what do you do most?
     -Talk to the person?
     - Spend time with the person?
     - Plan fun times with the person?
     - If you have a girlfriend/boyfriend, Husband/wife, parents, siblings or children, think "what are you doing or have you done to strengthen your relationship?"

I'm sure you have come up with different things, but one thing almost all of us like to do is SPEND TIME with the person.

When spending time with someone we do at least two things. Talk & Listen. We may also just sit in silence and enjoy each others company. When we do this we grow closer to each other which results in many benefits.

Same thing should apply to our relationship with Our Lord and Savior. James 4:8 first part says Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. That could not have been more clearly written. One may ask, well how do I get closer to God? By
1.Talking to him through prayer

2. Reading his word from the Bible and obeying it
                                                                  
3. Put aside sometime every day to be silent and listen to God (quiet time)

4. Praise and worship God in everything you do.

There is many blessings that results from being close to God.