God In a Box

     Many Christians put God in a box and place him on a shelf until they have a life event that requires his help.  It's a tidy and very convenient way of being a Christian.  Their lives can go on as before, but they can still say they are a Christian.  I know I used to live my Christian life in that manner. 

     The problem with this is that we are talking about God, a living God.  It is impossible to put him into a box or throw him in a corner then call on him for emergencies only.  If you pray to him and feel he isn't answering, it is due to the simple fact that he doesn't know you and you do not know him.  Read Luke 13:22-30, the Narrow Door.  Don't let it put fear into your heart.  If you develop that personal relationship with God, he will guard your spirit, letting nothing but good through.  I assure you that once you develop that personal relationship with God, your fears will melt away whenever you lean on him.  God is loving beyond any description a person could ever set down in the written word. 

     One must first have faith; faith in Jesus Christ as the true son of God and that he was raised from the dead on the third day.  Then you must take yourself to a quiet place free of distractions and ask God if you can talk to him.  Do this with belief and faith that he is there and listening, for he is.  He will not turn you down when you ask in this manner.  Tell him that you are his as an instrument of his will, not yours.  Ask him to make his self known to you in a very personal way.  Always be truthful with God for, as your creator, he knows all about you and knows what is in your heart before you pray it.  God wants to have a personal relationship with you.  God loves you unconditionally...love him back in the same way.

     Now, go forward putting God before, within, and around you.  Jesus told us to become perfect like our Father, God.  The closer you get to God, the more you look, act, and think like him.  Read his word in the Bible, and have a long personal talk with him each and every day.  God is real, living, not a physical object we can put in a box and store away until needed such as the pagan's idol.