Personal Relationship With God

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3 Ways to Worship God During Tough Times

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Last year was a tough one for me. It started off great—I went to my first-ever Christian conference in February, and it was amazing. Everything I heard and saw at the conference encouraged me, challenged me, and filled my heart with a deeper realization of God's love for us.

Where Our Love Story Went Wrong

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“What do you find the greatest joy in?” I paused, thinking about what puts a smile on my face, what keeps me going every day, and what gives me the most happiness. “I suppose I find the greatest joy . . . in you,” I said softly. “Me too.”

When My Joys Don't Line Up With God's

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"I try to pray and read the Bible, but I’m not the kind of person who posts Bible verses or articles about Jesus. I just feel guilty that I still find my hobbies, like searching for cute collectibles, a lot more fun. Is it wrong?”

8 Ways to Build a Friendship with God

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I love relating to God as Father, and I worship Him as King; I want to obey Jesus, my Lord and Savior; and I desire to listen to the Holy Spirit as a Counsellor and Teacher to me.
Individual praying at a table

Changing My Prayers Changed My Life

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I’ve noticed something about the way we pray: We often ask the Lord to come and work in our lives.

Is Jesus our Significant Other?

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Unlike many of my peers at college, I did not receive a purity ring* from my family or church when I was in high school. I know that if I had asked for one, I would have been given one

Are We Just Having Coffee Dates with God?

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Sometimes, after a good, long time of Bible study, I go right into sinning. When I am alone at home, those sins that prey on solitude can easily sneak in. For me, it is often lust. And sometimes I don’t stop it.
Girl lying flat on table - crossing the line of singleness

Singleness: The Line I Can't Seem to Cross

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What is the purpose of a line? It is used to separate things into two categories. From where I’m standing, the people on the other side of the line are either attached or married. And here I am, on my side of the line, waiting to cross it.

In Data We Trust

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In this series of works, I explore the idea of identity and self in terms of data. As a photographer, photos are a part of me and they document my life. This work is a manifestation of my personal experience. Data loss is a nightmare to artists as our works would be lost.