15/05/2026
Some of you only talk to God when life starts choking you.
When you need money.
When your heart is breaking.
When fear enters your chest at night.
When results come out.
When everybody leaves.
When things stop working.
And the moment life gets better again, you disappear.
No conversation.
No relationship.
No honesty.
Just silence, until the next emergency.
If we're being real, many people don’t actually know God as Father.
They know Him as an “emergency contact.”
And that mindset quietly damages your relationship with Him.
Because deep down, some of you see God like a distant angry ruler sitting somewhere waiting for you to fail, punish you, reject you, or send you to hell.
So your relationship with Him becomes transactional.
“God, if You do this for me, I’ll serve You.”
“God, help me pass this exam.”
“God, protect me.”
“God, give me this relationship.”
“God, please don’t let me suffer.”
Then once the pressure reduces, you move on with your life like He’s a shop you visited to buy something.
But God is not a business center.
He’s not a spiritual ATM.
He’s not a scary dictator looking for who to destroy next.
He is a Father.
A friend.
A shepherd that wants to lead you.
Someone who actually cares about your heart, your confusion, your pain, your growth, your becoming.
And real relationships are not built only in moments of need.
Imagine having a friend that only calls you when they need money or favors. After collecting what they want, they disappear again. That relationship will start feeling fake.
That’s how many people treat God without realizing it.
And the painful part is this,
Some of you are praying for closeness with God while avoiding actual relationship with Him.
You want His hand but not His presence.
You want His help but not His voice.
You want blessings without building connection.
But relationships grow through consistency, not panic.
Start seeing prayer as conversation, not performance.
Talk to God even when nothing is wrong.
Stop trying to sound “super spiritual.”
Be honest.
Be real.
Tell Him when you’re confused.
Tell Him when you’re angry.
Tell Him when you feel distant.
Read your Bible not just to “complete devotion,” but to actually know His heart.
Spend time with Him without always asking for something.
Because the strongest relationships are not built on transactions.
They are built on presence.
And maybe the reason some of you still feel far from God is because you’ve only been visiting Him, not walking with Him.
God does not just want your cries in crisis.
He wants you.