When God is your closest confidant, how does your life change?

How Does One’s Life Change When God Is Their Closest Companion?

The moment we decide to make God our closest companion in life, that decision alters the course of our whole existence. However, many of us find this idea to be completely strange. Like me, maybe you had an impression of God as a distant rule-enforcer rather than a friend growing up. Rather of being by your side and offering support, you may have worried that he was just waiting for you to make a mistake. For those with such worldviews, understanding grace may be challenging. Also, friendship. I mean, what does it even mean to be friends with the Creator?

For a while, I didn’t see that I was keeping parts of my life from God. Though I assured myself otherwise, the truth is that my faith in him did not cover every aspect of my existence. Because of his kindness and compassion, I was able to see how little trust and faith I truly had. Due to a chain of circumstances, I had to make the difficult decision of whether or not to trust him. I gave up attempting to exert influence over things that were beyond my sphere of inf

luence and opted instead for the former. In retrospect, that was the wisest choice I’ve ever made.

Considering God’s invisibility, I feel this is a major reason why we struggle to comprehend God’s closeness with us. Imaginary playmates from our youth may come to mind, and we may ask, “Is that what the Bible means?” Asking, “Does God want me to speak to him the way I spoke to my imagined friends?”

Jesus urged us to have faith as simple as a child’s for a reason (Matthew 18:3). Young people are sincere and trust without question. Having a childlike trust in Jesus is necessary for friendship with Him since it compels us to adopt a worldview that is at odds with His. The world teaches us that sight is the last test of faith, yet the Bible says that we “walk by faith, not by sight.” Paul’s words to the Corinthians in verse seven

To fully grasp the nature of this relationship, it helps to go to the Bible. Jesus initially calls his followers “friends” just before making the promise to send the Holy Spirit as a Comforter and Advocate after his departure.

Because a servant is not privy to his master’s affairs, I can no longer refer to you as such. To the contrary, I have named you friends because I have shared with you all I have learned from my Father. John 15:15 New International Version

In the last several years, God has given me an insight that has brought this chapter to new depths of meaning for me. When Jesus named his followers “friends,” I saw it as a sign of complete confidence in them. He called them by this affectionate name even though they eventually betrayed him.

Why Shouldn’t We Have Faith in God If He Believes in Us?

When Jesus labels his followers “friends,” he is drawing a crucial difference from the rest of his followers. He explains that he no longer refers to his followers as servants since workers in that position often aren’t privy to company secrets. By telling his followers that he has revealed all the Father has revealed to him, Jesus identifies them as his special, chosen ones.

Why shouldn’t we put our faith in Jesus if he confides in us and tells us heavenly secrets? Instead of constantly using parables with his disciples as he did with the Pharisees, Jesus preferred to share secrets with them that he didn’t share with anyone else. He avoided explaining the parables to the Pharisees because he knew their minds would not accept the meaning. But he spent time and effort imparting his wisdom to his followers. He did his best to have them ready for his death so that they might go on to become fishermen. Before he went to the cross, Jesus prayed for his followers.

Jesus gazed into his followers’ souls, despite the fact that he knew they weren’t flawless and that he would be abandoned by them at the cross. He saw human beings who, flaws and all, wanted to follow him and put their faith in him.

Trust is essential when we see God as our closest companion. Without trust, it’s impossible for us to form a meaningful connection. Moreover, if we are able to put our faith in him, we shall discover a previously unimaginable universe of opportunity.

Why Putting Faith in God as a Friend Can Change Everything

If we really consider God to be our friend, then we will follow his instructions. This is an essential reality for the development of our fellowship with him, and it is repeated multiple times throughout the Bible.

Do what I say, and you’ll be considered my buddies. ESV John 15:14

In a culture where we are encouraged to “live our own truth” and “follow our emotions,” this instruction stands out as odd. Take God at his word. And what about our wants? Does God not take into account our wants and needs?

To answer your question, yes, he does. According to David’s words in Psalm 37, God grants our wishes when we take pleasure in him. (Psalm 37:4) Alignment is the key. When we become in tune with his Spirit and follow his methods, our wants will become his.

Sadly, we will never be content with any of the world’s offerings. All the wealth, celebrity, and success the world has to offer won’t fill the void that depression leaves behind. It is possible to have everything one might want in life, including a wonderful home and loving family, and yet yet feel unsatisfied.

In contrast to the temporary nature of worldly rewards, the everlasting nature of God’s gifts makes them irreplaceable. When we give up everything and decide to follow Christ no matter what, he will fill our lives with meaning and purpose beyond anything we could have imagined.

If we treat God as our best friend, we may be certain that He really does desire what is best for us. In the end, we realize that he is guiding us down a route more beautiful than anything we could have ever imagined for ourselves, so we naturally follow his orders. We’ve had enough of the world to know that it isn’t as good as he is, and we’ve had enough of him to know that he is.

The Holy Spirit Is the Master Key to Life.

To what extent, therefore, must we rely on our own resources to obey God? No. When we surrender our lives to the Lord, he fills us with the Holy Spirit, who is able to do exceedingly abundantly over all that we could ever ask, think, or imagine. Attempting to make it through life on our own will only leave us exhausted and restless, but God is ready and prepared to assist us if we only ask.

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of all I have spoken to you,” Jesus promises. Verse 26 of John in the New International Version

But the Holy Spirit’s role is more than only to fortify us. Furthermore, we may seek his advice, direction, and solace. When we feel alone or misunderstood, he is the buddy who can really empathize with us, and when we are down, he is the one who will pick us back up.

Being God’s best friend requires continuous effort, just like any other relationship. Yet this is the finest relationship anybody could hope for and one that we should all strive to cultivate.

Ask God for guidance on how to be his best friend. Having this kind of interaction with him will become second nature the more you treat him like you would a loyal friend.