Developing a Personal Relationship With Your Savior

Brenda Emmett shares her take on relating to Jesus.

One of the most important relationships you will ever develop during your life is the one that you will have with your Savior, Jesus Christ. It is also the one relationship that many people neglect as they are not sure how to develop this all important relationship. But if you are truly diligent and have real intent, developing this relationship is really not as difficult as it might seem. And the rewards that you will reap are perhaps some of the most life changing ones you will ever experience.

Read
The first thing that you need to do in order to develop a relationship with your Savior is to read about His life. You must learn about Him in order to understand Him. There are many different resources available to help you to learn about your Savior. The scriptures are perhaps the best choice as they document his life and words.

Study
As you read your scriptures, really study the words of the Savior. Think about what His words mean and how they pertain to your life. The Lord will often speak to us through his written word and we are able to find the answers to our own problems through His spirit as we study His word.

Ponder
As we study the words of the Savior, we must really ponder their meanings. Really think about what He is saying to you. Learn his parables and discover how they apply to you in your life.

Pray
Pray for understanding of his word. The Lord is anxious to help us understand his teachings through His spirit. When we fervently pray with real intent, the doorway to heaven is opened and He will bless us and touch our lives with His spirit. This is perhaps one of the most intimate moments that we can have in our relationship with the Savior as He acts as the mediator of the desires of our heart with our Father in Heaven.

Emulate
One of the most difficult things to do is to emulate the Savior in all that we do. We are not perfect, but the Lord, Jesus Christ was. He is the perfect example. If we take the time to think how He would handle each situation in our lives, then we will be one step closer to becoming like Him.

Developing your relationship with the Savior is a personal journey that you must take, but it will not be a journey you must do alone. He is there waiting to help you every step of the way. What are some of the ways that you can help to foster your relationship with Jesus Christ?