The Value of Relationships

by David Huff

One of the greatest aspects that come from being in a relationship with someone is the unity and love that is created. For this reason, it hurts when we become separated from someone we truly care for. A friend can become a family member and sometimes even closer than our real family. This is the beauty of walking in a relationship with someone.

So many times, the word relationship is taken to believe that it is a “couples-only” word. Boy, girl, or man and woman in a romantic bond. In reality, relationships as a whole are so much more. Dictionary. com describes the word relationship as the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected or the state of being connected. Being in a relationship with someone does not mean that we are romantically involved with them; it can also mean we are in a deep friendship with them.

In Proverbs 27:17, we are told that iron sharpens iron. When we join a group of friends, we are allowing ourselves to be sharpened by someone else. This is not always easy because that also involves us having to look deep within ourselves to answer some questions that are laid out before us. A relationship is also where we find the true definition of who someone is and how much love they show to the people around them.

God calls each and every one of us to first be in a relationship with Him and then second to be in a relationship with those around us. How we are changed and influenced by these relationships is completely up to us. The value of being in a relationship with someone is that we grow in Godly grace and love. Jesus tells us to love each other as He loves us. That is a tall order because what happens if we have never had an opportunity to see true Biblical love in our lives? However, when we are in a relationship with the Father, we are also allowing the Father to show us how to love as Jesus did.

We have to make a conscious choice to not walk life alone and enter into a relationship with someone. In the most volatile moments of my life, when I needed to feel love at its deepest level, God led me to people that I needed to be in a relationship with. Some of these relationships were only for a season, and they were with brothers that I will forever be thankful to for walking with me in the most distressful moments of life. Through these small group relationships, bonds were formed that allowed me to become a better person, but also a better Christian. In these relationships, I had to face the reality of being called out by brothers and sisters who genuinely loved me and wanted the best for me. These relationships also led me to be a better husband and father in my personal relationships as well.

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