Over the next few days I want to share 8 reasons why we run out of gas and what we can do to keep our relationships healthy and moving forward:
1. Not Starting Out With A Full Tank
Before I take a road trip I always stop by a gas station. I do not like getting gas but when leaving town I know I am doing to need it for the journey.
Relationships are a journey.
Each day is a journey.
What is the first thing you do everyday? I got in a bad habit of picking up my phone and scrolling through social media. I realized that I was starting my day off on empty instead of being filled with hope from the Lord each morning.
A few weeks ago we started our Spring semester of Small Groups at City Hills. My wife and I are leading a Freedom Small Group. Each morning I have been walking through a page of the Freedom book and looking up every scripture that it mentions and engaging with God through His word. It is changing my day! I am leaving the house each morning filled instead of empty!
Each day is a new start in our relationships. Even if your marriage started off on the wrong foot, you can begin again today. Even if you have been making mistakes as a single adult take the opportunity to begin again. Just like God has new mercies for us individually each morning, there are new mercies for our relationships each morning if we will receive them.
“Lord, I give this day to you. I have never been this way before. I surrender all of my expectations of what this day will hold and trust that you are holding it all. I give you the relationships in my life and ask for your help. I surrender everyone and everything to you. Help me to love the people in my life like you love me. You are my God and I choose today to worship you.”
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33)
Questions:
– What is the first thing you do each day? Does it leave you empty or filled?
– What relationship in your life needs a fresh start?
– Are you taking advantage of the fresh start that God has given you today?
