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Uncomplicating: Spending Time with God

Here’s the thing: The more time you spend with someone, the better you get to know them. Married couples start to act like each other, have the same mannerisms, and in certain cases, even look each other, after a while! It’s not a conscious process; it just happens naturally because you’re around someone a lot. The same thing applies to our relationship with God. The more time you spend with him, the more you’ll start to look and act like Him (which is the ultimate goal).

We sometimes overcomplicate this idea of spending time with God. A good friend, who’s also an amazingly talented dancer, once asked me if dancing for God in the privacy of his room qualifies as ‘spending time with Him’. My response? Of course! We tend to think it all revolves around reading a few chapters of the Bible and saying a prayer, but it can be anything you want it to be! If you are good at writing poetry, write God a poem! If you play an instrument, play God something beautiful (even if it isn’t, He’ll love it anyway)! Enjoy listening to music? Get your favourite worship song on, and sing to Him!

God appreciates any time you carve out to spend alone with Him – just you and Him. It’s when you both get the opportunity to catch up, talk about whatever’s on your mind, and re-fuel! My love language is Quality Time (not sure what I’m talking about? Google it), so I know how much I appreciate it whenever anyone makes time out to be with me – and so does God!


Kunmi x


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