Creating a Transformational Relationship with God

Geraldine Fadrigon, Australia

“Teach me more about you, how you work and how you move, so that I can walk onward in your truth until everything within me brings honour to your name.” – Psalm 86:11 TPT

devotional

I admire a lot of celebrities and famous people. I follow several of them on social media, watch their concerts/movies, listen to their podcasts, read books they recommend, visit places they’ve been to, and do the same things they like doing. It makes me feel like they are my real friends. The reality is, I am far from being close to any of them. They don’t even know I exist.

Sometimes, my relationship with God can feel the same but unlike the celebrities I follow, God knows I exist. He formed my innermost being (Psalms 139:13) and He knew me before I was formed in my mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5). Despite that, I can still feel distant from Him at times.

This year I desire to have a life-changing friendship with God, a transformational relationship with Him that is more than reading the Bible and attending church events. This prayer of King David (Psalms 86:11) speaks to my heart. I feel that having the desire to know God better can change everything within me.

Teach me more about you (Exodus 34:6-8) God’s revelation of himself shows Moses—and us—his sovereignty, magnificence, and unfailing love for his people.

How you work and how you move (entire chapter of Isaiah 40) God is the Sovereign Lord, the one true, living God. He gives comfort to His people. He has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, he stretches out the heavens like a canopy, he calls each star by name, his understanding no one can fathom.

So that I can walk onward in your truth (John 14:6) Jesus is the way and the truth, and the life. God is pleased to see his children walking in the truth by following the life of Jesus. reflection questions • When was the last time your life felt transformed by your relationship with God? • How can you move beyond your usual quiet time with God to an all-day awareness and connection with him?

challenge

Spend consistent quiet times with God focusing on his character and the life of Jesus. Be vulnerable in your prayers/conversations with God without holding back any feelings from him, just like you are talking to your best friend