Remember driver’s training when the instructor taught you “defensive driving?” The idea was that you should expect other cars to cut you off, stop short, and that there would be bumps along the way! Your job was to anticipate these challenges and get safely to your destination. Your instructor, Pastor Mike Fabarez, urges you to fully expect ongoing temptations on the road of life!
You can know something about a person, their biography, greatest achievements, famous sayings...but still be a stranger to them. Real relationships require something more. Presence. Pursuit. A genuine willingness to close the distance.
If you want to pursue a deeper relationship with God, be sure to request the book The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer.