Seven Key Relationships #1:
The Creator: Why Your Relationship with a Higher Power Matters
There’s a quiet strength that rises in us when we remember we’re not navigating life on our own.
And yet, in seasons of overwhelm or uncertainty, we often forget to lean into the One who guides us, strengthens us, and steadies us.
Your relationship with your Creator — however you name and experience that connection — is the first and most foundational relationship in Dr. Paul Jenkins’ seven key relationships.
It’s the root system beneath every other part of your life.
When this relationship is strong, you feel anchored.
When it drifts into the background, everything else feels heavier.
🌼 Why This Relationship Matters So Deeply
We all face moments when life feels unsteady:
unexpected news, changing seasons, shifting responsibilities, storms we never planned for.
Without a grounding relationship with a Higher Power, those storms can feel personal… and lonely.
But when faith is present — even in a small whisper — everything changes.
A relationship with your Creator gives you:
✨ Perspective when life doesn’t make sense
✨ Purpose when your path feels uncertain
✨ Courage when fear wants to take over
✨ Peace when circumstances are chaotic
✨ Strength beyond your own resources
Faith reframes the way we see ourselves, our families, our work, and our challenges.
It reminds us that we’re held. Supported. Guided.
And often, far more equipped than we realize.
🌾 A Personal Reflection
I’ve walked through many seasons — ranching, raising four children, serving my community, advocating, caregiving, and navigating my own health journey.
And through each season, the moments when I’ve felt the most clarity, the most peace, and the most grounded were the moments I paused and returned to my faith.
Sometimes it was a quiet prayer.
Sometimes it was a moment of surrender — “I can’t carry this alone anymore.”
Sometimes it was gratitude for the smallest blessings in front of me.
Every time, reconnecting with my Creator changed how I showed up.
This relationship is not about perfection.
It’s about presence.
🌱 What This Relationship Offers Your Life
1. A Moral and Emotional Compass
Faith gives you direction — not through pressure, but through peace.
2. The Ability to Release Control
You don’t have to figure out every detail.
You can rest in something bigger than your own understanding.
3. Resilience When Life Gets Hard
A rooted faith allows you to bend without breaking.
4. A Sense of Calling
Your life is part of a larger story — and that brings purpose.
🌸 Reflection Questions
(Use these with your 7 Relationships Reflection Journal.)
When do I feel most connected to my Creator?
What truths or values guide the way I live my life?
Where am I trying to carry something alone that I could surrender?
What practices help me feel grounded — prayer, scripture, silence, nature, gratitude?
What is my Creator inviting me to trust in this season?
🌿 Why This Relationship Comes First
Dr. Paul Jenkins teaches that this relationship sits at the top because it informs your beliefs, your mindset, your direction, and your identity.
When you’re rooted in this relationship, the other six relationships — with yourself, your spouse, your children, your family, your community, and even your things — begin to line up with greater ease.
A strong relationship with your Creator brings:
Alignment
Clarity
Strength
Compassion
Vision
And it gently repositions your life around what truly matters.
🌟 Closing Thought
My friend, you were never meant to walk through this life alone.
Your connection with your Creator, however you define it, is an invitation to step into peace, purpose, and guidance — not by striving, but by returning to what already holds you.
Nurturing this relationship is not a task.
It’s a gift.
And strengthening it is one of the most powerful steps you can take toward a life rooted in resilience and joy.
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🌿 Inspired by Dr. Paul Jenkins, PsychologistHow to Experience Joy in Your Seven Key Relationships
This series draws inspiration from the work of Dr. Paul Jenkins, Positive Psychologist and author of Pathological Positivity. His teachings on the seven foundational relationships—and his mission through Live On Purpose Central—invite us to see life differently, choose joy intentionally, and nurture the connections that shape our fulfillment.