Lately I have been thinking of what it means to have a close, loving relationship with the Lord. How can a girl attain a daughter to father attachment to her Creator? What does it look like—to love the Lord? If a child truly loves their parents, then the child would listen to and obey them. So if a girl genuinely loves her Heavenly Father, she would be happy and willing to listen to Him and obey His commandments, would she not?
But there must be more to it than just this! For even a servant can happily and willingly obey their master. But we want more than a master-servant relationship! We want a father-daughter relationship.
A father-daughter relationship encompasses many things. Trust, respect, a willingness to hear and obey, and love are among them. "But the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13). Because if a girl truly has love for her father (both Heavenly and earthly) she will want (or should want) to trust, respect, and obey him.
So what does it mean to have a close, loving relationship with the Lord? How can a girl attain a daughter to father attachment to her Creator? I'm not sure that there are any set answers to those questions. God did not give us a "ten easy steps to having a righteous heart" list because He wants us to come to Him asking, "How am I doing, Lord?" Just as there is no checklist on how to be a lady or how to have a modest attitude, so also there is no checklist on how to have a close, loving relationship with the Lord. It is something, I think, that we must search for inside of ourselves.
It is something that we must appeal to God to find.
Sincerely,
Miss S.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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Love the verse! "But three remains: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." it has to be my favorites! And, I totally agree with you. :)
ReplyDeleteLove you!
~MM
Such a wonderful post!! Your writings have such wonderfully deep meanings and yet still short and to the point...I love that! ^_^
ReplyDelete...and I love you! I'm SO sorry for not replying to your e-mails yet, I will try to get to that today or tomorrow, life has been this busy circle that never stops!
Miss S.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Maiden Princess. I write for PLLM online mag. Maybe you've seen my article. I am also a believer in Yeshua and wanted to ask you to come on over and check out my blog at: www.homeschoolblogger.com/awindowintomyheart I have visited your blog a few times now and have always found it very edifying. I just set up my blog a few weeks ago and haven't had time to drop you a note since then. Hopefully, I'll see you there. BTW, great blog post...a good bit to chew on. :D
May Your Day Be Blessed,
Maiden Princess
Heloo dearie! ^_^
ReplyDeleteToday's Tuesday...and the sixth week of Esther! I'm in the middle of writing up this week's post right now...
Also, I couldn't remember if I replied to your e-mail about what TWoE was about...to get an idea, go here: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/toria/10%2BWeeks%2Bof%2BEsther/
That's the archive of all the Ten Weeks of Esther posts that I've put up on my blog thus far. ^_^
Blowin' kisses from afar!
-ME! ^_^
Lovely thoughts, Miss S. Thanks for participating in the Pearls and Diamonds giveaway! We wish we could have given a copy of "Emotional Purity" to every girl that entered!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Abigail @ Pearls and Diamonds
Great thoughts! Thank you...
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Donna
Miss S.,
ReplyDeleteCrocToria is hosting a giveaway on her blog. www.homeschoolblogger.com/toria It ends at midnight...hurry hurry...sorry so late :D
Maiden Princess
I love my Heavenly Daddy! Nice post! Just stumbled upon your blog & so glad I did! =)
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