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COVER SUBJECT | YOU CAN BE CLOSE TO GOD Do You Feel Close to God? “Having a close relationship with God makes you feel secure, complete, and stable. It feels like God is constantly looking out for your best interests.” —CHRISTOPHER, A YOUNG MAN IN GHANA. “God sees you in all your desolation, giving you more love and attention than you could ever ask for.” —13-YEAR-OLD HANNAH, ALASKA, U.S.A. “It is the most precious and calming feeling to know that you have a close relationship with God!” —GINA, A JAMAICAN WOMAN IN HER 40’S. Christopher, Hannah, and Gina are not alone. Many people from all around the world are convinced that God views them as his friends. What about you? Do you feel that you are close to God? Or would you like to be close or closer to him? Perhaps you wonder: ‘Is it really possible for a mere human to have a close relationship with Almighty God? And if so, how?’ BEING CLOSE TO GOD IS POSSIBLE According to the Bible, it is possible to have a close personal relationship with God. The Bible states that God called the Hebrew patriarch Abraham “my friend.” (Isaiah 41:8) Note, too, the warm invitation recorded at James 4:8: “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” Thus, it is clear that a close relationship To answer that question, consider what takes place in the development of a human friendship. It generally starts with two people getting to know each other’s names. Then, as they regularly communicate with each other, sharing thoughts and feelings, their friendship grows. And when they endeavor to do things for each other, their bond of friendship is strengthened. Something similar can be said of developing a close relationship with God. Let us see how this is so.
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S NASLOVNE STRANE | DA LI MOŽETE BITI BLISKI S BOGOM? Da li ste bliski s Bogom? „Kada imaš blizak odnos s Bogom, to ti pruža osećaj sigurnosti i ispunjenosti. Znaš da ti Bog uvek želi samo najbolje.“ (KRISTOFER, MLADIĆ IZ GANE) „Bog vidi kada si usamljen i pruža ti više ljubavi i pažnje nego što bi ikada mogao da zamisliš.“ (HANA, 13 GODINA, ALJASKA) „Saznanje da imaš blizak odnos s Bogom je nešto najdragocenije što ti uliva neopisivi mir!“ (DŽINA, OKO 45 GODINA, JAMAJKA) Kristofer, Hana i Džina nisu jedini. Mnogi širom sveta su uvereni u to da ih Bog smatra svojim prijateljima. A vi? Da li biste za sebe rekli da ste bliski s Bogom? Ili biste voleli da mu se približite? Možda se pitate: ’Da li je stvarno moguće da običan čovek bude prijatelj sa Svemoćnim Bogom? Ako jeste, na koji način?‘ MOGUĆE JE BITI BLIZAK S BOGOM Prema Bibliji, moguće je imati blizak, lični odnos s Bogom. U njoj se kaže da je Bog vernog čoveka Avrahama nazvao svojim prijateljem (Isaija 41:8). Pored toga, zapazite srdačan poziv koji je zabeležen u Jakovljevoj 4:8: „Približite se Bogu, i on će se približiti vama.“ Dakle, jasno je da je moguće biti blizak s Bogom — biti njegov prijatelj. Ali pošto je Bog nevidljiv, kako mu se možete približiti i biti u dobrom odnosu s njim? Da bismo odgovorili na to pitanje, osmotrimo kako nastaje prijateljstvo između dva čoveka. Oni najpre kažu jedno drugom kako se zovu. Zatim, dok redovno razgovaraju o svojim mislima i osećanjima, postaju sve bliži. Svaki put kada urade nešto jedan za drugoga, njihovo prijateljstvo postaje još čvršće. Nešto slično se može reći i za razvijanje bliskog odnosa s Bogom. Hajde da to osmotrimo.