Meant to Be Relational

In case you were ever wondering, disconnecting yourself from the world and working endless hours to make sure kids you will never meet have the opportunity to hear about Jesus will teach you a lot about yourself.


In the month that I was at this camp, I heard the creation story in a way that exposed a characteristic of God that I’d never grasped before. The first part is found in Genesis 1:26 and 27. God is talking and He uses the words us, our, and them to reference Himself. Most of the time this would be over looked, but by using these words, God is stating that the trinity is present. The trinity in itself proves to us that the Lord is a relational being within Himself; three in one.

The second part comes from those same verses when it says, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness…” So God made us to be a reflection of Him; it sounds simple but stay with me. In design and characteristic we are meant to be the same as God, keep in mind that this is before the fall or the entrance of sin into the world. We are not exactly like God, but the human nature mimics the personality of our Lord, especially once we surrender ourselves to Christ. So by putting two and two together, if God is relational therefore we as His creation are relational.

If you still aren’t sure about this here’s some support. When God created Adam, the man was lonely. Despite all the animals on the earth, Adam could not find a suitable companion. God being a relational being, created for Adam a partner in the form of Eve. Now Adam had his relationship with the Lord and a relationship with another human. To place an emphasis on this, God basically recreated the trinity on earth through Himself, Adam, and Eve. We are meant to be relational with those around us; building a community of believers that will be support and encouragement when we go into the dark places bringing light and hope. God did not mean for us to abandon earthly relationships; we’re walking through this journey together. So why not give into the desire for companionship as long as those companions are loving and living for the Lord?

For me, realizing all this was mind blowing and it meant that I needed to start being more intentional with those around me. So go and be an active participant in the Kingdom of God, just like you were meant to be.