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Prayer is key to cultivating and maintaining a strong relationship with God
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Strengthen and develop a relationship with God:
By KARAN MINNIS,Guardian Lifestyles Reporter -
Nassau, Bahamas:



A relationship is defined as a linkage between two elements, and the bond that connects us all. They can be good, bad, or even neutral, and all need work — even your relationship with God.

"We believe that communication through prayer is the best way to strengthen any relationship with God," says Father Crosely Walkine of St. Anne's Anglican Church, Fox Hill. Additionally, studying the word of God to find out what he has for you to do is also important. But you have to be open to finding God and to connecting with him before any deep connection is possible.

"Everyone has to have a relationship with God, but developing it is a personal thing. Christianity is a community religion, it's one that has to be developed through attending church, reading the Bible and speaking to God. No one can force you to develop your relationship with Him, however. It's something that you will have to want to do," he said.

Samuel Archer, 24, describes himself as a non-christian, even though he says he believes in God.

"Christianity is something that you'll accept when you're ready. In The Bahamas we are surrounded by persons telling you that you need to be a Christian, but it's not their choice [to make]. It's mine. I know the Bible, and I know and believe in God, but when I am ready I will become a Christian and not a minute before," he said.

"This kind of thing isn't something I would want to play with. It's something I feel that people should do wholeheartedly, or not at all. I know that right now I would only be playing with it. So I don't mess with calling on Him or playing with prayer," he said.

Simone Clark, 26, is the exact opposite, she said when she gave her life to the Lord, she knew she would have to make changes with her lifestyle. She confessed that those changes did not happen overnight.

"[I] was and still am a work in progress. If I kept waiting for the right time, the time would never be right. So I read the Bible continuously, attend church regularly and I pray. That's how I build my relationship with God and myself," she said.

According to Pastor Natasha Williamson of Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Pinewood Gardens becoming a Christian in the first place is another story. "Becoming a Christian is easy, I guess. You simply ask the Lord to come into your life. Ask him to be your Lord and personal savior and you denounce sin. And of course just how we seek to feed our physical bodies every day, I believe that we need to feed the spiritual man. But that's the importance of aligning yourself with a church so that you're fed spiritually through the man of God on a regular basis."

She said that all Christians have struggles but says you must find your way back to God through the Bible.

"Whatever you feed your physical man will keep you healthy or make you sick, and like wise, whatever you put into your spirit will either help you or hurt you. So a lot of times Christians need to demonstrate, or they need to use more of the disciplines that Christ has put in place such as reading the Bible, because if you don't know what the word of God says then how is it that you're going to know how he feels about certain things or whatever. I believe that everything He has even given us is in the word of God. And I also believe that his words will give us strength."

"No one is promised tomorrow. The only thing we have is the present — that's right now. We don't know if this is our last hour on earth and the thing is that no one wants to stand before an angry God knowing that they had a number of opportunities to give their heart to the Lord and they passed up every opportunity. I believe that if the Lord is knocking on the door of your heart today, you should open it up today, not tomorrow, because no one promised you tomorrow."

Pastor Samuel Greene of Zion Yamacraw Baptist Church, Yamacraw Rd. says that prayer is key to cultivating and maintaining a strong relationship with God.

"We like to see the Bible as a manual, that guides the way through life, and since God determines how long we are going to live on this earth, then He is the best source for guidance.

"Whether a man agrees or not, he is connected with the concept of God, and [He] determines journey through life. Therefore we all need a relationship with him."

Greene said prayer is also important, and it is how people should keep connected with their Creator.

January 26, 2008 | 5:57 PM Comments  0 comments

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