• You and I are called upon to build a relationship between God and people.

IDEAL WORLD REAL WORLD1. We eat dinner together We eat dinner on the road2. We read a chapter of the Bible

We holler and scream before bed

3. We take time for our partner

We are in bed before they get home

4. Families resemble the Huxtables

Families resemble the Simpsons

• Maturity means being able to live with the real while you work for the ideal.

• Revelation without application leads to spiritual constipation.

1. Make biblical relationships a priority, 22-25

• If you miss relationships, you miss the most important thing about life.

A. Thinking you are too important

A. Thinking you are too importantB. Being imbalanced

• You cannot love God and mistreat people.

A. Plan them

A. Plan themB. Schedule them

A. Plan themB. Schedule themC. Do them

1. Make biblical relationships a priority, 22-25

2. Make biblical kindness your practice, 26,28-29,31

• Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 13 list the things that make relationships significantly better over time.

• Waiting for someone to change, grow, adjust or see you are right, takes patience and prayer as you wait with them for the Spirit of God to work in their life.

1. Make biblical relationships a priority, 22-25

2. Make biblical kindness your practice, 26,28-29,31

3. Make biblical persistence your procedure, 27,30

• Wherever God directs you, that is where he wants to perfect you.

1. Make biblical relationships a priority, 22-25

2. Make biblical kindness your practice, 26,28-29,31

3. Make biblical persistence your procedure, 27,30

4. Let biblical love grant permission for forgiveness, 32

• The key to being able to love people is truly loving God.