How Real Is Your Relationship With Jehovah?

"Draw Close to God, and he will draw close to you." -James 4:8. 

ARE you a dedicated, baptized Witness of Jehovah?  If so, you have a precious possession-a personal relationship with God. However, that relationship is under attack by pressures not only from Satan's world but also from our own imperfect flesh.  This trying situation faces all Christians. Therefore, our relationship  with Jehovah must be as strong as possible. 

How real is your personal relationship with Jehovah? Would you like to strengthen it?  James 4:8 tells you how you can do that:  "Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you."  Note that this is a two-way process. As we take steps to draw close to God, he takes reciprocating action toward us.  This interaction, frequently repeated, progressively strengthens our relationship with Jehovah.  As a result, that relationship becomes very real to us. We develop the kind of  confidence Jesus had when he said:  "The One who sent me is real, and . . .I know him." (John 7:28, 29)   Specifically, though, what steps can you take to draw closer to Jehovah? 

Having regular communication with Jehovah is a vital part of drawing close to him. How can you communicate with God? Well, how do you communicate with a friend who lives far away? Likely,m you write to each other and talk on the phone, perhaps quite often.  You talk to Jehovah by means of your frequent prayers to him. (Psalm 142:2)  And you allow Jehovah to talk to you, as it were, when you regularly read his word and meditate on it.   (Read Isaiah 30:20, 21) let us consider, then, how this two-way communication strengthens our bond with Jehovah, making our personal relationship with him ever more real. 

Next time: How Real Is Your Relationship With Jehovah? -BIBLE STUDY-JEHOVAH SPEAKS TO YOU 

From the Watchtower magazine