Sunday Dec 20, 2020

God - Final of 5 Key elements of growing in a relationship

This is the final of the 5 key elements required for a healthy relationship, as coined by Sarah Swafford at Emotional Virtue.

If God is everywhere, and in our relationships, why do we need to talk about this?

Love never forces itself upon another, and so because God loves us so much, he waits for our invitation, to be invited into our every day and into our every relationship.

We need to talk to him as we would a friend, about anything and everything from asking for his help to enhance our friendships on earth, being thankful for what he has already done in our lives, figuring out what our vices and virtues are and where we should head from here.

Conversation with Christ - Teresa of Avila by Peter Rohrbach on personal prayer.

Our relationship with God directly impact the way we relate to and love one another. Not only because we allow ourselves to be surrendered to God to move in our lives, but also because the way we learn to love God teaches us how we should properly love our neighbour, the way they ought to be loved.

Isn't it easier and more fun without the seriousness of religion, and faith playing into our relationships?

A Christian life means living a life where Joy is visible, that includes the relationships we have. The notion of God complicating friendships and relationship, and stealing the joy, is quite simply, false. It's precisely because of God, that the most authentic and satisfying friendships, virtuous friendships, can form and stand, because it's foundation is Christ himself.

What about those who are not Christian, can they have virtuous relationships?

Truth beauty and goodness:

Padre spoke about transcendental properties of being; that being truth, beauty and goodness.

God - Final of 5 Key elements of growing in a relationship

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