What should normal Christianity look like? What does the Bible declare as normal relationship with God? By the time you’re done reading this Encouraging Note, I believe it will become clear to you! The following Scripture is what Moses encouraged the children of Israel to do in regards to their relationship with God.

And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (NLT)

This is an excellent picture of what a relationship with God should look like. It reminds me of the timely word apostle Paul gave to the Thessalonian church.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (NLT)  

Should we be talking to God all the time? Yes! Relationship with God should be at the top of our priority list no matter where we are or what we are doing! I remember what my football coach used to say, “Either get in the game or go out for cheerleading.” Christianity is not something we can add to our life; it must be our life! When someone gets a true revelation of what Christ has done for them, they feel so loved, forgiven, approved of, adored, and highly valued that their natural response is to give him everything. We can only give away what we possess. Our dominant thoughts determine what we are filled with and what we are filled with determines what we are possessed by.

Proverbs 4:20 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for from it will flow all the issues of life.”

If the love of God possesses our minds, then everything we do will be affected by that love! To the one who has experienced the goodness of God, there is nothing better in all the world than to talk to Him and talk about Him! It’s like a runner running in the Olympics; he doesn’t just want to cross the finish line; he wants to cross it first! Oh yes! This is how we must approach our relationship with God and our purpose in God!

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Do you not know that in a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore, I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

Above, apostle Paul declares that we are all in the race! Are you running to win? Are you focused and determined to fulfill what God has called you to do? Let’s not allow halfhearted Christianity to infiltrate how we live! God has great things for you to accomplish! He will be with you every step of the way! It is time to go all out for God! That is what it looks like to live what the Bible declares as…

THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE