The Virtuous Daughter Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 21

That pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it?
All of our good friends know all our stories, but there is only one Friend who
has lived every single one of them with
you. I bet you all know Who that is,
right? Jesus! He is the only Friend in life
Who will never change due to circumstances, Who will never break your
friendship, Who will never betray you,
Who will never leave you nor forsake
you (Hebrews 13:5)! To become friends
with the only Best of the best friends
we will ever have, we must start a relationship with Him. How? Well, how did
you start the relationship with your
earthly best friend(s)? You introduced
yourself, told them about yourself, etc.
Once that wonderful bond of friendship
had formed, you shared with them your
dreams, longings, thoughts, what you
love, etc. It should be that way with Jesus. Once we have accepted Him into
our lives, we then can begin an in-depth
relationship with Him. Of course, it
starts with Bible reading and prayer. By
reading the Bible, it is like reading a
letter from a friend/pen-pal; it tells
about the person, who they are, etc.
The Bible is more than a letter, though;
it is a love letter! Our Lord loves us so

much that the Bible is His love letter to
us, showing us how to live, how to bring
Him glory, and much, much more! Having a set-aside time for Bible reading is
of upmost importance in our lives. If
you are thinking right now, “Awl, I have
no time for Bible reading, by the time I
get up to my room in the evenings, I’m
too tired to read.” I have a solution.
How long did you watch TV before you
went up to your room? How long do
you spend on your computer or phone
per day emailing, texting, chatting,
checking Facebook, etc?? Well, yes,
there is some good in some of those
things, but we should moderate our
selves when using them. If we set aside
a time, say, 30 minutes, to use doing
what we do on our tech, and when
those minutes are up, we put our laptops and phones down, and have an
hour or more in the Bible, what do you
think will happen? Doubling the
amount of time you spend in the Bible
with the time you use on the internet is
a great idea to help grow that passion
for reading God’s Word. Now, for prayer. Prayer is how we communicate with
the Lord. When you think of praying, do
you think of the rehearsed script you