Have you ever missed a friend? Maybe your family? Well how about God?

Have you ever missed God?

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our lives that we put God on the back burner. We may still go to church, read our Bibles, and even pray- yet it seems God is far away. We are simply going through the motions.

Well the Bible tells us that it may be sin that is separating us from God. Isaiah 59:2 reads, "But your iniquities have separated you from God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear."

Think about it.

We miss our friends when we are separated from them, right? That separation may be caused by miles of land or sea. A few weeks ago, two of my best friends were gone on a missionary trip in Ukraine. Because they were in a remote location, our communication was limited. It was hard to reach them by phone and email was available only once a week, if that. Being away from my friends made me miss them. I missed being able to talk openly with each other and hang out.

The same thing happens in our relationship with God. Our daily hassles, stresses, worries, and possibly sin, separate us from having free communication with God. For those of us who have tasted the goodness of the Lord, the time will surely come when we start missing that free and precious relationship with Him.

So today, evaluate your relationship with God.

Do you feel close Him close, like your best friend? Or is He distant- with something in the way between you and Him?

Ask yourself, do you miss God?