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“Come near to God and He will come near to you.”  James 4:8a
 

At one particular wedding, I had an interesting experience while watching some friends.  The meal had been served and they were moving closer to the cutting of the cake but before they could move on they had to throw the bouquet and the garter, a ritual filled with some symbolism.  Theoretically, the single female who catches the bouquet will be the next one to discover relational bliss.  The same goes for the male who catches the garter.
 

As the ladies formed their group in the middle of the room, Kelly, a friend of mine stopped in front of me, looked me in the eyes and said, “I want it”.  I was so caught off guard by the intensity and tone, that I sheepishly said, “Well, you go girl.”
 

Because she had stopped to talk to me, Kelly joined the formation after it was complete, but she didn’t care.  She walked up to the front, knocked a 9-year old down with a vicious hip, gave a glare to the girls around her as if to say “stay away, it’s mine”, then readied for the throw.  When Monica tossed the flowers over her head, it was coming straight for Kelly.  She grabbed it in, but before she could reel it in, a girl on her left, ripped it out of her hands leaving her with just one flower.  Instantly Kelly went from excitement to anger.  
 

When she walked past me she said, “I want to hit that girl.”  I don’t think she was lying.
 

As soon as the girls were done, they gathered the single guys together.  Smaller circle (there are never as many guys at a wedding as there are ladies) but the same diversity.  I am not sure if Mike had heard what Kelly had said to me or not, but as he was walking to join his peers, he walked past me and said, “I got this.  It is mine.”  

When the garter was shot, it was heading away from Mike, but instead of accepting defeat, he took two large steps, snagged it out of the air, and turned to me declaring “I told you I would get it.”  
 

This is a picture of the way that so many people approach God. Some say, “I want it.”  They know that a great relationship with God is desirable and if it is easy and convenient, they will grab hold of it.  Typically those people are frustrated.  There are others, though, who have declared, “I will.  I will get close to Him.  I will walk with Him.  I will live in submission.  I will enjoy who He is and allow Him to make me all that I was intended to be.”
 

See, all of God’s promises point to the spiritual truth that is amazing.  Because He will draw near to you if you draw near to Him, and because He will never leave you or abandon you, your relationship with Christ will be whatever you have decided it will be.  You CAN have a great connection.

Is it time that you stop saying “I want a great relationship with Jesus” and start living a “I will have a great relationship” lifestyle of pursuit?
 

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