Life-Changing Relationship with God

Ready to experience a life-changing relationship with God that transforms your heart, your habits, and your future? In this message, we break down simple, biblical steps to grow closer to God, hear His voice through His Word, and walk in His presence through prayer, worship, and obedience.

In this message you will learn

• What a true relationship with God really is
• How to seek God with your whole heart
• How to build consistency in prayer and Bible study
• How to invite the Holy Spirit into your daily decisions
• How to overcome guilt, fear, and spiritual dryness with God’s grace

If you are tired of routine religion and you are hungry for more of God, this teaching will help you take practical steps into a deeper, more intimate walk with Him. Whether you are a new believer or a seasoned Christian, you will be encouraged, challenged, and equipped to know God personally and grow in His love.

Transcript

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Hello everyone, thank you for joining us again today. Have you ever seen a phone that looks slick, powerful, and expensive? Yet it's completely useless because it's not connected to power. It has app memory, a screen, and a great potential, but without power it cannot function. That is a picture of many lives today. People may have education, ambition, money, influence, talent, and plan here to remain spiritually disconnected from the God who created them. They are physically alive but spiritually empty. The greatest failure in life is not financial failure, public failure, or career failure. It is living your entire life without truly knowing and working with living God. A person can gain influence, weight, education, attain the pinnacle of achievement and worldly success, yet still lose everything eternally if they fail to connect with God through Jesus Christ. To ignore God in this short life is to prepare for eternal regret because every soul that refuses God now will one day stand before Him in eternity. Welcome to Faith Hour, a program established by the Holy Spirit. Where excuses fall away, truth stands firm, and your heart must decide who will rule your life. Here, salvation is not treated lightly because heaven is real and eternity cannot be reversed. Imagine a man drowned in the deep water. He is fighting for bread, he's seeking fast. Suddenly, someone jumped in, risk his own life, pull him out and save him. But instead of loving the one who saved him, the man walks away and ignores him. That is how many people treat God. God made them, God kept them, God spared them, God even blessed them, God provide for them, God wake them up this morning and still they live as if it does not matter. So I ask you today, do you have a relationship with God? Listen to the question carefully. Do you have a relationship with God? Do you go to church? Not do you know some Bible verses? Not were you raised in a Christian home? Not do people call you a Christian. Not you have a Christian sounding hand. The real question is this do you truly know God and does God have your heart? This is the greatest question of your life because the most important relationship in this world is not your relationship with family, friends, spouse, children, or employer. The most important relationship in your life is your relationship with the living God. The greatest tragedy in life is not losing money, status, or fame. It is living without a true relationship with the living God while pretending everything is fine. If your relationship with God is broken, it does not matter how successful, admire, or powerful you are, your soul is still in danger before eternity. You were not created just to walk, eat, sleep, pay bills, settle what you owe and die. You are not created just to chase sources, build a name, and gather possession. You were created for the glory of God. God bellowed clearly and loudly in Isaiah 43, verse 6 to 7. I will say to the north, give up, and to the south, do not withhold. Bring my son from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth. Everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I form and made. That means your life has a defined purpose. You are here for God. You are made by God. You are made for God, and until your life is surrendered to God, something will always be missing. Life is wasted when it is not lived for the glory of God. A life centered on self instead of God may impress the world, but in eternity it will be revealed as a wasted life. You are not created to live for temporary pleasures, utterly appolus, or selfish ambition. A life that does not glorify God misses the very purpose for which it was given. It does not matter how many awards you win, how much money you make, how much property you own, or how popular your name becomes, it does not matter. If you miss God, you miss the reason you are born. On a serious note, our Lord Jesus Christ never lived without purpose. He knew exactly why he was born and why he came to this world. Repeatedly throughout the gospel, Jesus openly declared his mission without fear, confusion, or compromise. He came to save sinners, Luke chapter 19, verse 10. He came to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark chapter 10, verse 45. He came to cause sinners to repentance. Luke chapter 5, verse 32. He came to bring salvation to the world. John chapter 3, verse 17. He came to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John chapter 3 verse 8. He came to bear witness to the truth, to bring light into spiritual darkness, to give abundant life, and to deal with the will of the Father. Jesus never hides his purpose, never shy away from them. He proclaimed it boldly from every ear, willing to hear, and he fulfilled every part of it perfectly. Now the question is this. Do you know why you are here? Do you know why you are still alive when others are not? Far too many people are wasting their life, chasing temporary pressures, assly applause, money, politics, fame, and selfish ambition while completely ignoring the eternal purpose for which God created them. You are not made merely to exist, consume, entertain yourself and die. You are created for the glory of God. You are not made to spend your entire life chasing money, pleasures, and human apparatus while your soul remains empty before God. You are created to live for his glory and eternal kingdom. You are not made to blend into a godless, wicked, and sinful world and bow to sin and live for a temporary comfort. You are created to shine for the glory of God in a dark and dying generation. You are not made to waste your years feeding the flesh while negating your eternal soul. You are created to know God, obey Him, and glorify Him with every breath you have. Brethren, your mission is not self-glory, but God's glory. Your life, your words, your choice, your work, your worship, your conduct, all of it is meant to honor the living God. A life disconnected from the purpose of God is a wasted life. No matter how successful it appears before men, a relationship is a connection marked by interreaction, trust, shared value, and ongoing fellowship. Every health relationship depends on communication, trust, respect, and share values. The relationship we are talking about today is the relationship between Creator and Humity. Between the infinite God and motor human. Between the holy God and sinful humanity. This is not a casual matter. This is not a side issue. This is not one item on a long list. This is everything because you cannot truly glorify God without first having a relationship with him. You cannot genuinely worship, trust, and believe a God you do not know. To have a relationship with God, you must know him. Not just know about him, knowing him. Apostle Paul did not hide his goal in life when he wrote to the Philippians chapter 3, verse 10, and says, That I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sovereign being conformed to his death. What a powerful goal! That was the cry of Paul, that was the passion of Paul, that was the pursuit of Paul on a personal note. That is my goal too, and it should be the goal of all of us that I may know him, not just preach about him, not just defend doctrine about him, not just speak his name, but know him. You can know facts about Jesus and still not know Jesus. You can know church language and still not know Jesus. You can know Christian culture and still not know Jesus. There is a difference between information and transformation. There is a difference between religion and relationship. There is a difference between church attendance and genuine surrender. They are not the same. Nope. They are not the same. A person may recognize someone from a distance, know what that person does, and even speak to that person occasionally. But real relationships go deeper. It involves time, closeness, commitment, and daily fellowship. That is what God is calling us to do. Not empty religion, not cold routine, not performance without passion. But a living relationship? Listener, where are you in your relationship with the Almighty God? We must always seek purity and holiness in our relationship with God. God is more interested in your relationship and faithfulness with Him than your worldly accomplishment. You cannot have a relationship with God without the love of God. And this leads me to the great commandment. A lawyer once asked Jesus Christ what he must do to inherit internal life. And Jesus answered, with the words that go to the heart of true relationship with God. In Matthew chapter 22, verse 37 to 40, Jesus replied, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophet hang on these two commandments. What a powerful statement and education from the Lord Himself. This is the foundation. What the Lord is saying is to have a rewarding relationship with Him, you must love God with everything in you. Not half of your heart, but your whole heart. Not left over affection after the world has taken its share, but total undivided affection. Not Sunday only devotion, why Monday through Saturday belong to your flesh. But every day, every hour, every minute, every second of your life. Pour out before Him. You must love Him with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind, holding nothing back, reserving nothing for yourself because God will not share your worship with another. It is obviously clear. God is not looking for a place in your schedule. God is demanding the throne of your life. If you can recollect when God brought Israel out of Egypt, He did not rescue them only to display power. He rescued them so they will know him, love him, and work with him. Deuteronomy chapter 6, verse 4 to 9 make this plain and clear. God called his people to love him wholeheartedly and to obey him every day. In the house, on the road, at bedtime and at daybreak. The message is clear. God does not want part-time affection. God wants daily devotion. God wants a heart that burned for him. He has not changed. Manachai chapter 3 verse 6 says, I am the Lord, I do not change. Hebrew chapter 13, verse 6 says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The implication is there is no modern God, old or new God. God is still God. God does not change. The God who wants a relationship then is the same God who wants relationship now. Throughout the Bible and today, saving faith is not empty religion. Saving faith is not mere tradition. Saving faith is not just saying I am a Christian. Saving faith is personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. If you do not know him now, how will you stand before him in your eternity? If you reject him on earth, what will happen when you face him in eternity? Jesus warned us. When he said in Matthew chapter 10, verse 33, Whoever deny me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. That is serious. That is sovereign. That is a wake-up call. Many will say to themselves, Thank God I never denied Jesus. Deny Christ by action means rejecting or disowning him through your behavior and lifestyle, not just word. When you profess faith in Jesus with your mouth, but continue living in deliberate, unrepentant sin, habitual disobedience or worthy practice that contradict his word, you deny him with your lifestyle. Appearing at places and engaging in pursuit that even unbeliever recognizes as inappropriate for someone who claims to follow Jesus is a form of denier. When you allow your culture, your race, politics, and family tradition to override your obedience to God is denying Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters, the fact is this when you die, your decision on this heart assailed. No more opportunity to repent or undo any action. The way you respond to Jesus is this life will change how you stand before him in the life to come. So, where are you today? Where do you stand with God? Do you have a relationship with him? Or are you only carrying a religious labor? A relationship with God begins with faith. Faith means confidence and trust in God. And that trust is shown by passionate obedience. Obedience to God is an important indication of faith in God. Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8 says, For by grace you have been saved through faith. Hebrew chapter 11, verse 6 says, Without faith it is impossible to please him. For whoever will draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Faith is not lip service. Faith is not just stock. Faith is not noise. Faith is trust that obey. Jesus lived in perfect obedience. Jesus died for our sin. Jesus rose from the dead. And through faith in him we receive forgiveness and eternal life. As you may have already known, no relationship can flourish without trust. A child cannot please a father without trust. A husband and wife cannot walk in peace without trust. Friendship cannot survive without trust. In the same way, God is not pleased with those who say they know Him but do not trust Him. Believe in His word or submit to His wills. God is more interested. In your faithfulness than your worldly accomplishment. He is impressed by faith, not by outward faith. The world celebrates celebrities. They celebrate them. God honors faithful servant. The word is captivated by appearances. God looks at the heart. Religious performance without genuine relationship is false. That is why a believer must be vigilant and passionate in nurturing a loving and obedient work with the Lord. What happens when you truly work with God? What are the benefits of a real relationship with Him? These are not small benefits. These are eternal benefits. These are life-changing benefits. These are so saving benefits. You receive forgiveness of sin through faith and repentance. God offers forgiveness for every sin. You receive eternal life. Faith in Jesus Christ brings the gift of eternal life. You gain purpose. When you know God, you know why you are created. You stop wandering and start living in divine direction. You receive strength in trial. Faith helps you see the loving hand of God even in calamity and grief. You receive hope in an uncertain time. Life is full of mountains, valleys, and storms, but relationship with God gives enduring hope in every season. You grow in holiness and characters, humility, integrity, forgiveness, faithfulness, and selfless service grow in life of one who truly follows Christ. You gain peace for eternities. Ladies and gentlemen, let me submit to you today. Let me submit to you today. You are not ready to die in peace until your faith is sealed in Jesus Christ. Did you notice that each time there is a death, RIP, free the airways and social media? You hear RIP, RIP, rest in peace. Well, I hate to tell you this: there is no rest in peace for anyone that dies without Jesus Christ. Outside of Jesus Christ, there's no eternal peace after death. Because only Jesus Christ conquers sin, hell, and the grave. A person may be honored by men after death. But without Jesus Christ, there's no true rest for the soul in eternity. What you pursue in life reveals who you truly are. Your desires expose your heart. If you hunger for godly concept, godly friendship, godly wisdom, holiness and obedience to God, it refills a soul that genuinely wants God. But if your life is consumed with the sinful pleasures, pride, and apparently of this world, it refers where your heart truly belongs. Repentance and faith, they work together. In repentance, you turn away from sin. In faith, you turn fully towards God. You cannot claim to love God while clinging to the darkness He commands you to forsake. True faith produces a transformed life that seeks righteousness. In contrast to this word, in contrast to what they are saying in the world, success is not measured by worldly popularity, words, status, or human apples. True success is a life that passionately seeks God, walk in obedience to his word, and live for his glory. That, my friend, that is true success. The center of God's plan is grace, and that grace must be received with humility, brokenness, and genuine faith. Long-term faithfulness does not happen by accident, it grows through daily repentance, honest conversion for sin, renewed obedience and unwavering commitment to the word of God. Many people today are facing deep battles, unfortunately, painful trials and incredible challenges. But hear this clearly your trials do not have to destroy your faith. In the hand of God, the very things meant to break you can become the stepping stone that drives you into a deeper trust, stronger dependence, and greater intimacy with Him. Let me speak plainly. If you have not started a relationship with Jesus Christ, start today, not next week. Not when you feel more ready. Not when you have cleaned yourself up. Today today. Your eternity depends on it. Come to Jesus Christ for the salvation of your soul. Life is unpredictable. Days are uncertain. Some come without warning. Death comes not make death does not make an appointment. But blessed is the man, blessed is the woman who is anchored in Christ. Blessed is the soul that knows God. Blessed is the life that burned for Jesus. Do not settle for religions without relationship. Do not settle for form without fire. Do not settle for church attendance without conversion and transformation. Do not settle for knowing about God when you can truly know God. Run to Jesus, trust in Jesus, surrender to Jesus, walk with Jesus, live for Jesus. And when your journey on this earth is over, you will not have lived in faith. If you are listening today and you know that your heart is far from God, this is your moment. Do not harden your heart, do not postpone what God is calling you to do right now. Jesus Christ is calling you. Come as you are, come with your baggage of sin, come with your pain, come with your burden, come with your shame. Come. Just come. Turn away from sin. Put your faith in Jesus Christ. Surrender your life to him. Ask him to forgive you. Cleanse you. He will clean you, save you, and make you name. Jesus Christ is the bread of life. Come to him, believe in him, and your soul will never perish from spiritual starvation. This word cannot satisfy the deepest hunger of the human heart. Weight cannot fill it, success cannot heal it. Pleasures cannot sustain it. Only Jesus Christ gave eternal life and everlasting satisfaction to the soul that comes to him in faith. Jesus Christ is the light of the world. He shines to the darkness of sin, bandage, confusion, and despair. Follow him passionately, obey him wholeheartedly. Do not walk in the darkness of this dying world. Because outside of Christ, there is only spiritual blindness and eternal separation from God. In him there is true life, peace, and everlasting hope. Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. There is no other road to salvation. No religion can save you. No good work can cleanse your sin. No human effort can open the gate of eternity. Jesus alone is the door. Jesus alone is the savior. If you desire eternal life after the certainty of death, you must come through Jesus Christ. For he alone gives eternal safety and reconciliation with the Holy God. Jesus Christ is the good shepherd. He laid down his life for the sheep. He lovingly called sinner to himself, deliver them from the burden and penalty of sin, and keep those who belong to him. The word will abandon you. Jesus Christ never failed his own. Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life. He conquered death, hell, and the grave. He alone has the power to raise death sinner into eternal glory. If you want to rise to everlasting joy in the presence of God, you must come to the one who defeated death forever. And hear this clearly. You cannot buy this blessing. Your money cannot purchase salvation. Your status cannot open heaven. Your achievement cannot erase your sin. Your name, position, influence, or possession cannot save yourself. But what you could never hand Jesus freely over through his grace. So I ask you today, do you truly have Jesus Christ? Have you surrendered your life to him? Have you repented of your sin and trusted him as Lord and Savior? Without any delay. Tomorrow is not promise. Life is passing quickly. And eternity is drawing near. Do not harden your heart. Do not walk away from the voice of God. Jesus is calling you now. The voice of grace is calling. And I hope you answer. Run to him. Why mercy is he available? Fall before the cross. Receive his forgiveness. Receive his life. Receive his salvation today. May the Lord bless you and give you grace and set your heart on fire for him. Amen. Before we close, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for giving your time to sit with this message. Time is precious. And the fact that you choose to spend it in the word of God, tell me something about the hunger in your heart. If this message has blessed you, I want to ask one thing of you. Not your hapless. I'm asking for your prayer. Pray for us at Faith Wallet Global Gospel Ministry. Pray that God clothes us with endurance when the road gets hard. With boldness, when the sadness will be easier. And with favor as we carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to every corner of this heart. Every corner. Your prayer moves heaven. And we need it. And in return, I'm praying for you. I'm asking God that His mercy will rest on your life like a covering. I'm asking the Holy Spirit to open the eyes of your heart so wide that you see Jesus clearly, not dimly. But in all his beauty, his majestic, his amazing grace and his love that refuses to let you go. May the God rebuke every grip of sin that has held you too long. May He silence the voice of the enemy that has lied to you, confuse you, and try to keep you bound. May you walk out of this moment in freedom, in joy, and in full obedience to the one who saved you. In the mighty name and matchless name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. And now go and bring someone with you next time. Bring your family, bring your friend, bring that person in your circle who's still searching, still broken, still wondering if there's a God who cares. Bring them. Because the truth that's safe is worth sharing. You can find all our past and present and even future messages on our website, our Facebook, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and across many other major streaming platforms. Wherever you listen, we are there. Download our radio mobile app, Voice of Grace Gospel Radio. You can listen to all our messages and inspiring spiritual music 24-7, anywhere in the world. Share this information with all people in the sphere of your influences. And until we meet again, I send you up with the ancient blessing of the Lord. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Never forget this. Never forget this. Let repentance be your daily song and let Jesus Christ be your eternal savior and Lord. I am evangelist, Dr. Gabriel Lua Kutame of Faith Wallet Global Gospel Ministry. Until next time, remain blessed, remain faithful, remain prepared, and remain ready. Thank you.

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