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“Keys to Successful Relationships”

Every relationship, whether with a friend, family member, spouse, or even with God, has two fundamental components which make it successful: the love and affection shared between the individuals, and putting that love into action.

The truth is that real love is always accompanied by action; a true friend seeing another in need will respond with help. The same is true in our relationship with God. A true love for God is accompanied by action; touching God’s heart by touching the lives of those around us.

Making the most of our relationships with others begins with our relationship with God. In fact, God asks that our relationships with others be an extension of our relationship with Him. Consider the two greatest commandments of the Bible as expressed by Jesus:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself ’. There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31

As believers, our vertical relationship with God and our horizontal relationships with one another are what’s most important to God - loving Him and loving others.