God created Adam and Eve. God went walking in the garden of Eden one day and was looking to enjoy the relationship He had created with them. Satan, however, had other ideas. He introduced sin - "the apple" - and God's relationship with Adam and Eve became forever changed.
"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden."
"But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”
"He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” - Genesis 3:8-10
God desires a relationship with us. We are the unfaithful ones in the relationship. God is prefect. The only way to have a wonderful relationship with God is to become perfect ourselves. "Impossible!" you say? Enter Jesus.
By placing our faith in Jesus we become perfect in God's eyes. Our relationship with God can then grow stronger and closer than ever before. It will never be perfect but that's not God's fault. It's ours.
Through Christ, our earthly relationships become stronger. That strength and those relationships are gifts from God. But they should never take the place of our relationship WITH God. We were created BY Him and FOR Him. That's something we tend to forget.
We like to focus on our earthly relationships because WE are the most important part of them. When God becomes the most important part, that's when our relationships, ALL relationships, grow and flourish. Place God first and your relationships will last. Forever.
In The Garden - Alan Jackson
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