“Have I been so long with you, and yet hast thou not known Me?” John 14:9
I think a lot of times in life we claim a relationship with Christ but do we really have one? I could claim I have a relationship with my wife but if I never come home it wouldn’t be much of one; if we didn’t talk it wouldn’t be much of one. What Jesus is saying is “I have called you friends!” meaning identity in thought, heart and spirit. Anything else is not friendship it’s just an acquaintance. Listen, God wants your heart, mind, and soul. It’s called intimacy. When we get intimate with Jesus we will never be lonely, we will never need sympathy, and we can pour ourselves out because he fills us back up, when we are intimate with Jesus we begin to leave impressions of him instead of ourselves.
