Read the Bible.
Pray. Go to church. But…why do some of us do those things and
still feel like we don’t connect with God in any meaningful way?
I’ve figured it out, though.
You can relate to God by meeting my wife. J
No, really. Here’s
the thing about God (that a lot of church talk doesn’t always recognize): God
is relational. Go figure. I mean, He is the one who made us in HIS
image. His “life story” is largely about
making bridges of friendship with us. One
of the best ways we can gather on how to relate to Him, then, is by observing
how relationships work. And more
specifically, how good, healthy, life-giving relationships work.
Consider how you relate to a person in your family that you’re
really tight with. Or how you connect
with a really good friend. 
For me, the first relationship I think of is: my
marriage. Now, I know you guys (the
teens at least who read these posts) aren’t married, but I think this is worth
something. In a handful of upcoming
posts I’d like to share some observations of how I’ve learned to relate to my
wife in order to learn how we can relate to our Abba (Father).
The cool thing is that hopefully we’ll all learn to connect
with God more realistically, but also learn a bit about marriage and
relationships too. 
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