Main Text: Lamentation 5:1-13 Why Build a Relationship? 1.To gain something from the person Help – physical, financial, emotional, spiritual Experience – years, area, Intelligence/wisdom/knowledge Defence etc 2.To Know the person more Get closer – stay around Be watchful Love what he/she likes Don’t argue obedience

Before Building a Relationship, you must know the person Who is God? - John 4:23, 1 John 4:8,16 Where is He? – Revelation 4:2-5 What does He look like? –Exodus 24:10 Why do I need to Build a Relationship with Him? –Psalm 24:1 How can we exist with him? – 1 Corinthians 13:13 How can we get His attention? – Psalm 42:2, 1 chronicles 13:3

Relating with God What drives God’s Passion? Faith: Belief in or Confidence – Hebrew 11,Gen 15: 6, Ex 4:31, 14:31 Hope : Act of hoping; Rom. 4:18 The Thing Hoped for. Colossians. 1:5; 1 Peter. 1:3 Ultimate hope : Psalm 39:7 Love: First Love ; John 3:16, Ephesians 3:9 Everlasting – Jer. 31:3, Sacrificial – John3:16 Free – Hosea. 14:4 Second Love: 1 John :19

Daily Schedule to relate with God -Psalm 119:164 PRAISE Act of Worship or acknowledgement a. Between Human beings Beneficial : 1 Peter 2:14 Snare : Prov. 27:24 b. God towards Human beings Reflects a true servant’s Heart – Mathew 25:21, 1 Cor.4:5 c. Man towards God Expression of Joy to the Lord : Psalm 150:2

Daily Schedule to relate with God -Psalm 55:17 PRAYER Faith – Must be from the heart: God speaks to us through the bible and we reply Him through prayers Worship –Giving honour to whom honour is due, Guided by scripture Isaiah 6:3 Confession – Awareness of God’s Holiness leads to consciousness of our own sin – Isaiah 6:5, Ps 51:4. We need to confess our sins before the Lord. Adoration –God is Love and he has demonstrated His love – Mathew 22:37 Praise – The natural outgrowth of faith – Psalm 150:2, Psalm 119:164 Thanks giving – Ingratitude marks the ungodly – Col. 3:17; 1 Thess 5:18 Dedicated Action : Rendering service to others in need in the spirit of prayer called Intercession – Isaiah 42:22 Request - Petition

Relationship Strainers Iniquity in our heart – Psalm 66:18 Refusal to hear God’s law – Prov. 28:9 An estranged Heart – Isaiah 29:13 Sinful Separation from God –Isaiah 59:2 Waywardness –Jer. 14:10-12 Offering Unworthy Sacrifices – Malachi 1:7-9 Praying to satisfy people – Mathew 6:5-6 Pride in fasting and tithing – Luke 18:11-14 Lack of faith – Hebrew 11:6 Double mindedness – James 4:3

Relationship Enhancers Helping the hungry and afflicted : 1saiah 58:9-10 Believe that we receive – Mark 11:22-24 When we Forgive –Mark 11:25-26 Ask in Christ Name – John 14:13-14 Abide in Christ and His words – John 15:7 Pray in the Spirit – Ephesians 6:8 Obey the Lords commandment – 1 John 3:22 Ask according to His will – 1 John 5:14-15

Success Prayers Enlarging your coast and Boarders – 1 Chronicles 4:10 Deliverance from Trouble – Psalm 34:15-22 Deliverance from Poverty – Prov. 30:7-9 Daily bread – Matt. 6:11 Preservation and Sanctification of Spirit, Soul, Body -1 Thess. 5:23 Healing Of the Sick – James 5:14-15 Stopping rain and calling rain –James 5:17-18 Creating fear in your enemies – Acts 4:31 Without our Prayers God can not act on His own!!!!!!

DAILY SCHEDULE TO RELATE WITH GOD TimeDescriptionAction 5:00am- 5: 30am Praising His awesomeness in the cool of the morning breeze and Dedicating of the day’s activity. You may decide to do it outside to feel the cool morning breeze Prayer/ Praise 9:00am –9:05am Read a Psalm of praise back to Him. Tell Him what you feel for Him in adoration and total submission Praise 12:00noon –12:30pm It is noontime – half of the workday is gone. Tell Him thank you for allowing you cross over to the other half of the workday. Thank Him for all that transpired while you worked Prayer/ Praise 4:00pm – 4:05pmRead another Psalm of PraisePraise 6:00pm – 6:30pm Thank Him for the day. You are probably now at home. Call the family together or a neighbour and worship Him together Prayer/ Praise 9:00pm – 9:05pm Read a Psalm of praise after which you should take a rest while reading your bible and meditating Praise 11:55 pm - 12:30amThank Him for allowing you see a new day and take control of the new dayPrayer/ Praise