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I have also heard of some people
who discourage others from having a
relationship with God, by saying it is a
false teaching. Personally, I never con-
sidered it to be a teaching. When I talk
with God about my happy times, my sad
times, my past, my future, my family, my
friends, life in general – it never occurred
to me that I did not have a relationship
with Him.

Don’t the terms children, husband,
father, friends, all indicate a relationship?
These are terms God uses over and over
in scripture to describe His relationship
with us. A relationship is what separates
Christianity from other religions.

We do not have a dead god or one
that is far away and uninvolved. We have
a living God who wants to be a part of our
lives. He desires it. It is possible. Millions
of people are finding this closeness.
When we love someone, we want to
be close to them. Isn’t that natural? It is

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