We keep our marriages..our families..our friendships and all of our relationships guys by staying connected one with another..and we work on them by daily some how trying to stay connected with them..in one way or another..whether we visit them..or we call them..text them..email them..maybe invite them for some lunch or a cup of coffee..either way we work on our relationships with all of them ones in whom are in our lives..because we love them..and we want them to know that we love them..so we connect with them..and when we do it keeps that relationship going in our lives..it leaves no room for doubt..or any type of question to come to maybe thinking do they still love me?..do they still wanna be my friend?…for in turn it leaves for long and lasting committed marriages…friendships…and relationships…because they are oh so wonderful to have in our lives…being alone isn’t good for anyone..but our marriages and our friendships and families…all of them things just give life a little bit more sweetness…but today I am in turn going to speak of our relationship that we have with Christ Jesus…for you see guys our relationship with Christ is more important then all of them other relationships that we all have in our lives..don’t get me wrong we need them as well…but not like we need the Lord and His fellowship and communion with us…for we can’t survive life without Jesus…for He alone is our everything..and we must abide in the Lord always for apart from the Lord we can do nothing..John 15:4-5..but as well our God He is a jealous God the bible says..Exodus 34:14..and He desires our love for Him..and He alone deserves and desires all of the glory..Revelation 4:11..but for us to remain in Christ Jesus our Lord..we have to put forth an effort in our lives..we have to get up with the Lord in our minds and on our hearts…we have to acknowledge the Lord in everything we do..we are to include Him..we can’t place Jesus at the back burner of our lives and somehow think that we are truly in a committed relationship with Him..because we know that just isn’t so…because the Lord inhabits the praises of His people..Psalm 22:3…He loves when we spend time with Him..He loves when we acknowledge Him…and He loves when we come to Him for our needs and hearts desires…He loves when we put Him first place always…Amen…so today that would be my question to us all…where is the Lord ranked so to speak in your life?..where is it that you place Him when it comes to your relationship with Him?..my hope and prayer is that He is first in all of our lives…that our relationship with Him is a steadfast one..that we don’t have this whatever type of relationship when it comes to our Lord..but that He knows that He knows that we are there ready, willing and committed fully to Him and His plan and His will for our lives..for the word says that we are to pick up our crosses daily and follow the Lord..Matthew 16:24..and we do that by surrendering our thoughts..our will…our emotions..and we fully and totally commit and surrender to the Lord and His will and His plan for our lives..and daily we do so..for the word says that in all of our ways we are to acknowledge the Lord and it says that the Lord will direct our pathways..Proverbs 3:6..Amen…so know that Christ is first…and is always to be put first…never slack when it comes to the relationship with our Father for that is the most important one that we have guys..so work on it always and daily do so..for when we are made right with the Lord, we are made right with others!..Amen!…for when we change and grow..we as well do better by others and our relationships with them..so everyone wins when it comes to the Lord and placing the Lord where it is that He alone is to always be placed which is first place..so let us keep the Lord there at all times in our lives..for there’s no better place to ever keep our Lord expect first and foremost in all of our lives..In Jesus’ name, I do ask and pray…Amen and Amen…Be blessed today my dear sweet friends and remember wherever you go and whatever you do, Be a light for our Father, Much love to you all, Mandi