Spend time with God for relationship to flourish
Q: My faith today is probably about where it was 10 years ago — not much stronger, not much weaker. I know I ought to be a better Christian, but I don’t know how.
A: Just as children are meant to grow and become adults, so we are meant to grow and become “spiritual adults.” Only then will we be able to resist wrong and do what’s right. The key is to understand that when we come to Christ and commit our lives to him, we now have a personal relationship with God.
How does any personal relationship grow and become stronger? We have to spend time with someone — listening to them, sharing our interests and concerns with them, learning about them, and so forth. The same is true with God. One way we do this is by listening to him as he speaks to us through his Word, the Bible. He also has given us the privilege of talking to him in prayer. We grow stronger too through our fellowship with other believers.