A Variety of Thoughts

I find it so interesting how people find comfort in so many different ways.

Solitude.

Company.

A touch.

A quote, a verse, a song.

A talk.

They're all so different, but they all provide the same thing. And we all find comfort in different things each time we're in need.

It would be easy to separate this from the Lord since they all seem so rooted in other people. But I think you could argue exactly the opposite.

I had a Bible Study this summer that talked about our relationships. We started on our relationship with God and then talked about how every other relationship we have is so connected to our relationship with the Lord.

We can't separate them.

The truth is, a lot of our relationships are designed to help bring us closer to God.

Paul says, therefore be imitators of me as I am of Christ.

In a relationship like that, one centered on discipleship, we naturally grow closer to Christ as we grow closer and more like that other person.

I am in no way doing this topic justice in these pithy lines, but this is such an important message.

Every relationship we have has to relate to Christ in some way if we are filled with the Holy Spirit.

I wish I could explain this more eloquently, but I have finally come to terms with the fact that I just don't write that way.

I often wish I did, but I get tongue-tied and can't get things out quite the way I mean them. So I prefer to keep things brief.

Hopefully someone finds that beneficial.

For your listening pleasure, here's what was on my playlist this week:

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