Now the choice to follow Christ must be a very personal one and is often, a courageous choice. So the goal of the Christian life is to become like God. Our part is to respond to the invitation to enter into an intimate relationship of friendship with God and we do so in a variety of ways. Obviously we try to live as God wants us to, according to the message of Christ. An essential element for a renewal of Christian life is prayer, understood as a relationship with God.
Any relationship takes time to develop and grow.
Each human being is a mystery and we never plumb the depths of another person. So, the relationship with God is even more mysterious. Entering into the relationship with God is to embark on a never-ending journey. The Scriptures use many analogies for God's relationship with His people but perhaps the closest is the bond of marriage. God wants to be united with us.