Journey to The Journey

In my time in ministry, I have met many believers who share frustration over their lack of biblical understanding, their continual struggle with sin, and constant feelings of loneliness and separation from God. He feels like a stranger to them, not a loving father. What I usually find through our interactions is that the reason they aren't experiencing the fruit of a relationship with the Lord is because they don't have one...and aren't making any effort to cultivate one. I can speak with great confidence on this matter, because I lived it myself.

Those are the words of someone who is invested...someone who really cares. This is what genuine discipleship looks like. The preaching of God's word on Sunday mornings is a gift from God for his people and we should be thankful for it. However, that cannot be the only source of training in our lives. We need to have genuine one-on-one mentoring in the form of personal relationships built with others for the purpose of edification and accountability. There are no if, ands, or buts about it! Without these vitally important people in our lives, we will not...indeed we cannot...grow as disciples of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That's how he himself designed it to work.