Pursuing a Relationship. Part 1

One of my bestest friends and I met as seventh graders. That was a long time ago. I think our friendship broke the mold. Of course, spending massive amounts of time around each other didn’t hurt. We played little junior high basketball together. We were in class together all throughout high school. We both were on our high school newspaper staff. We worked at each other’s jobs. We went roadtriping to scary places in west Texas (hm good story there). Our friendship was fun, it was deep, it was sincere, and it was significant.

Then a year and a half ago we went to different colleges. And that was weird. Being together wasn’t easy anymore. We each had busy lives in our respective worlds. We didn’t get to talk and hang out and have fun and cry and pray together everyday. We definitely had to drive more than ten minutes to see each other.

But I love her.

So I do my best to keep her in my life. We do phone calls, and emails, we hang out when we’re in the same town. A couple of times we’ve just packed a bag and gotten lost for a weekend (not literally of course, but almost… west Texas is pretty big). I know what’s going on with her, and she knows what’s going on with me. Spending time with her is something I now have to protect.

Now think about someone you love. Someone you truly love.

Even when life gets full, we make time for those people, don’t we? We’re so busy, but that never keeps us from hanging out. Or when I have a date (hypothetically speaking of course since all boys are gross... jk), I make time for that. I write it down in my calendar to make sure I won’t forget it. I look forward to it (provided that the gentleman in question is perfect in every way... haha) and plan what I’m going to wear and say and do, etc. If someone asks me to do something that Friday, I’ll tell them I’m sorry I can’t because I have plans. Spending time with –insert cliché anonymous male name here– is something I have to protect.

Here’s the kicker – the friendship I can generate with any female or male in this world will ultimately pale in comparison to the companionship my amazing savior can give me.
Haha yet I fail so terribly to protect that friendship. The one that should be my most important friendship usually gets less of me than all of my other friendships.

But I want to change that. I want a passionate blossoming relationship with my lord. That means time. That means work. That means getting up earlier, staying up later, or not taking a nap. That means saying no more often. That means writing it down in my calendar, like I would a date. That means going to the park, or taking a walk, or just going for a drive to get away from things. That means turning off my phone. That means turning the rap music to worship music, or better yet, just turning it off. This means using my energy and resources to pursue my God where he may be found, giving him my best, not the time and brainpower I have left over.

I have a busy life. So does everybody. And that's an excuse to push away our most important friendship with our heavenly father. But you make time for what’s important to you.
And I love him. So I’m going to try my best.