Real Relationship

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:5

Have you ever struggled with apathy? Apathy is indifference. It's the ‘I don’t care’ attitude that arrests our desire to love and be loved, leaving us feeling alone and unknown, coasting through life. Our apathy serves as a coping mechanism that shields us from feeling. We secure ourselves behind the brick and mortar of statements like, “I don’t care what people think about me,” when, if we're being honest, the exact opposite is true. 

This is so true. Personally, I am subject to Apathy. When life gets tough I settle into indifference. I acquire a 'I don’t care' mentality. I don’t care what they think, but deep down I do. This mentality is NOT God’s best. God best includes real relationship. 

When I say real relationship, it means friends not followers, love not likes, conversations not comments, companions not crowds, communities not churches. Real relationship includes being vulnerable with God and others. This is why God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” We were created for connection. We were created to be known.

Let’s intentionally pursue God’s best in 2020 - real relationship.

Pastor Joe