Whether it's a great review from a client or an "Atta boy!" from your coach, we all love being honored for our hard work and skill. But if we want to hear God say, "Well done," we must remember that our ability to serve Christ doesn't depend on our own power, but on God's undeserved favor!
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.