The Joy of Relationship

I am of the opinion that everything in life evolves around our relationships.

• Our Relationship with God
• Our Relationship with others
• Our relationship with self

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart...soul and...mind'; and 'Love your neighbor as (much as you love) yourself" (Luke 10:27)

Love God first and best. Sounds simple, but it is not always that simple to accomplish.

When we experience difficulties with others, or we battle low self-esteem, the temptation is to deal with the problem at the horizontal level (people) rather than immediately checking the vertical relationship (Christ).

We tend to believe that human problems always have human solutions. This is not necessarily true.

The answer to our dilemmas...

Is not the outward look (to others), or the inward look (to self), but the upward look (to God).

This simple truth has the opportunity to transform your life. A healthy relationship with Christ will produce the positive self image to which is the basis for all of your earthly relationships. How you see other people is most often determined by how you see yourself.

Pastor Ray

(Recommended reading: The Joy of Relationship, by Robert E. Fisher. Some content taken directly from this source)