Recently, I was reading James Emery White’s latest book, A Traveler’s Guide to the Kingdom, thinking of how, since I am reading this, I really could skip my Bible reading today, when White hits me between the eyes with this….

It’s no secret that when it comes to relationships there is a direct link between time and intimacy. Your closeness to someone is tied to how much time you spend with them. If you spend five minutes a month with someone, then you’re five-minutes-a-month close. If you spend five minutes a day with them, then you’re five-minutes-a-day close. I’m much more intimate with someone that I see every day than someone I see once or twice a year. It’s no different with God. If you want to develop your relationship with him, you have to spend time with him. And the more time you spend with him, the closer you’ll be, and the more your relationship will develop. ~White, p 49.

OK — maybe it wasn’t White that hit me. 🙂