“The goal in a relationship with Christ is not to be become learned, but to become lifelong learners, open to new knowledge, new friends, new places.”

A thought by Leonard Sweet, (2012-03-13) from his book, What Matters Most: How We Got the Point but Missed the Person (Kindle Locations 2083-2084). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

It is so easy for us to believe that we have arrived. For some after they have finished their level of education they think they have learned all they need to learn so now they are to do.

Margaret this week went to see a new Doctor here in Pasadena. With her being a diabetic she needs to see a doctor on a regular basis so there we were. This man was an old 66. Now in a little over 5 months I will turn 66 but I don’t think I am an old 66. I love my computer and my kindle and my iPhone but this guy didn’t even have a computer. He didn’t believe he needed it. That was just one area that showed he was living in another century. Needless to say we are looking for a new doctor.

There are a lot of Christ followers like that. They can point to a day when they were saved and sanctified and they then have arrived. Oh they go to church and listen to the sermon but of course they don’t need to take notes. They are saved and sanctified.

It is kind of like some marriages. Their relationship started during dating and ended after the honeymoon. Oh they are still married but they really don’t know each other and their relationship is slowly dying and they don’t know it.

And that is the way it can be in our Christ relationship. It is so easy to just sit back and let our relationship with Christ go stale, grow cold until we have no relationship at all. Let’s not do that this year. Let’s fall deeper in love with Christ. Let’s do all we can to cultivate our relationship with Him. Let’s really get to know Him. Why don’t you spend some time in the gospel of John. Read it 2 or 3 times in the next couple of months. Maybe download YouVersion on your smart phone, computer or tablet and read John in a different version of the Bible each time you read it. Maybe on the note section of your tablet, computer or legal pad make a list of the new things you are learning about Christ. Then finds some friends and ask them if you could get together with them each week for 6 weeks to share what you are learning about Christ and to see how you could apply it to each other’s lives.

These are just some thoughts here at the beginning of 2013 to think about and maybe to do.

So what do you think?

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