to realize that God is my friend, and wants to be my friend has always been a truth and promise that simply "blows me away." becoming friends with God is not difficult. if we are followers of Jesus Christ, He calls us His friend because He has shared with us everything He has heard from the Father in John 15:15 it says that He no longer calls us servants, but, instead calls us friends, because everything that He has learned from the Father, He has made known to us. you see friendship is based on sharing, openly and honestly, and we share with God through prayer. not emergency prayers, just during the times when we are desperate. it's based on regular times of sharing, and fellowship. the way that we develop great friendships is to invite people to be part of our everyday lives. we must invite God to be part of our everyday lives, we must share with Him throughout each day. we can do this by prayer, including Him in our thoughts, conversations, or as we go through our regular routines. see that's what's so cool about it. we don't have to be in a certain, place, a certain setting, around certain people we can go to Him wherever we are and at anytime, we can talk to Him as a friend, while we are walking the dog, driving the car, or even while making a meal, how wonderful is that? What also amazes me is that He wants to be our friend, He of course doesn't have any favorites, but He does have those believers who are intimate with Him and these are those who put the effort into developing an intimate relationship with Him, a close friendship. those who spend times throughout the day talking, and sharing, spending time with Him. that is my goal, to become intimate with Jesus, to feel His presence ever so near, and know without a doubt that i am His and He is mine.
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