Relationships

Being abroad I have learned a lot of things, one thing I have learned about is relationships. I have realized life is all about relationships. From the moment we are born we are brought into a relationship with our parents and family. As we grow up we make relationships with friends and people along the way, and we make the choice to have a relationship with our Savior. As we grow and mature our relationships do too, sometimes we grow closer, sometimes we grow farther away, and then there is always the deeper relationships like girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/wife.


When I left home for England, I left all those relationships behind (I am of course still in relationship with everyone back home but it's different because I am far away and I can't see them everyday.) When I boarded that plane it was me and Jesus from then on, until I met new people that he was going to place in my life. Since I have been here, if you have been reading my blog at all you will remember that I had been struggling for the majority of the semester with feelings of loneliness and being homesick. Now at the time I thought that it was me being too attached to everything at home and I could not understand why this being away thing was easier for others but it was so difficult for me.

When I was on the train home over spring break, God gave me this revelation. You were for made relationship. Did you catch that? We are made for relationship. God did not intend for us to be alone. When he made Adam he said that man was good but he needed a companion so he made Eve. We were not meant to be alone all the time, he made us for relationship. I mean that is one of the things that makes Christianity so unique because we are asked to be in a relationship with Christ.
I realize that this probably sounds really obvious and many of you are thinking "Duh, you're just now realizing this?" But to tell you the truth I had never really thought about it before, because I have never had to live completely on my own where I didn't know anyone. I had never felt or experienced that kind of loneliness until I came here.

To be honest, I am glad I got to have that moment of loneliness because it brought me closer to my Savior. I was shown a new side of him and I realized that not only does he want a relationship with me but that he wants me to be in relationship with others.

After all isn't that why he calls us to live in community and he created the church into one body?

Thank you Jesus that you made us for relationship and not only do you wants us to seek you in a relationship but you want us to seek out relationships with others, Lord you are good!