(May 12, 2025) Carol Round asks a relevant and challenging question…

In his book, The Pleasure of His Company: A Journey to Intimate Friendship with God, author and pastor Dutch Sheets opens Chapter 15 with the following statement:

‘I called myself a Christian for seventeen years before I discovered I could have a truly personal relationship with God. Prior to this, I certainly knew Him as God and I definitely knew Him as my Saviour. I didn’t, however, know Him as my Father, and walking with Him as a friend wasn’t even in the field of view.’

I can relate to Sheets’ statement, except I was in my mid-40s. It took a life-changing situation to lead me to the foot of the cross. Yes, I knew of God but didn’t know Him personally, let alone have a friendship with Him.

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