Spiritual ADD...

Something happened and I thought it was a huge deal, turned out to be nothing, but at the time i was scared and freaking out. So, i hit my knees and started praying, "God, i need you, Lord, i need this..." it was literally at this point i trailed off and was hit with a thought... why wasn't i in the word today...why do i sometimes slip into a pattern of only talking to God when i "need" something. How come i treat God like the big blue genie off of Aladdin?

And that brought me to this. In the new testament, God refers to us as friends. In proverbs it says that he is a friend that sticks closer than a brother! I have some good friends...some great friends! I know that all of them would drop everything to help me if i needed. Thats probably why they are my friends! But at the same time i dont know what would happen if the only time we talked was when i needed something. Friends hang out, friends talk. I have friends in a lot of different places, most of them are still in lynchburg, some are farther. I email or talk to my good friends throughout each week, if i didnt do this then my friendships would fade, and then i would begin to call that person my old friend.

So, if i run to God when i am having problems and not staying connected with him in the "in-between" times, what kind of a relationship is that? It feels like a lopsided relationship, like i am taking advantage of Jesus. That sounds weird, because we as Christians are already taking advantage of Jesus and his amazing grace, thats what makes it amazing. Heres what im getting at, do you think God likes a relationship when the only time you spend with Him is when you are asking for something? Im sure God takes joy from us coming to him when we need something, but if thats all we come to him for, can we honestly call that a relationship, or is it like God is our supernatural AAA?

"Hey God, ive done something stupid, can you help me get out of it? Thanks a lot God, your the best, i was really stressed out. Okay, well i will talk to you when i do something else dumb." Be honest, how many times have you prayed this prayer? Of course you didnt mean to, but after that situation passes its like, problem solved and God is standing there like wait where ya going? When i look back at some of my spiritual walk this is what i see! Ridiculous. I know God can sometimes use things to get our attention, but i know he intends to keep it. But here i am with spiritual ADD so i move right along because the prayer made me feel better, and i drop God like an old toy, cause i think i see something better to do right now.

I think the way to have a content life, content relationships and just general contentment is to be consistent with my relationship with Him. And then it hits me this is part of the reason that makes God so great....When i do come back from one of these spiritual vacations, he is still standing in the same spot, not angrily pointing his finger with a huge whip in his hand, but standing there with outstretched arms with a smile, telling me he knows my pain, come on over here.