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James 4:8 (New King James Version)

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."

Get real and raw when it comes to being a friend and child of God. It takes a commitment, dependency and an utter abandonment to Him to enter into an honest relationship with Him. This relationship can be a pure and personal walk with Him, unlike anything you will have with a human, and it can cost you. It's about laying down every scrap of pride, self-dependency and laziness, both inside and out, and picking up the beautiful friendship, love and humility with Jesus possible on this earth. You will lay down your sin and natural desires to be with Him and to develop a relationship that withstands days, months and years on this (sometimes, often) awful earth.

The beauty of this promise is that when you feel alone and distant from Him (or even anyone, practically), and you really get serious about drawing close to Him, and you take the time throughout your day to be with Him, ask for forgiveness and actually changes your behavior, then He comes to you. He comes where He is invited and wanted. He is close to you, and you are not distant or alone anymore.

He promises to come near to you. That is the most special, undeserved thing humans have here. Treasure the unreasonable amounts of love He has for you; don't take advantage. When you get to the end of your life, you will regret every day, minute and moment you didn't spend with Him. To know Him is to love Him.
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