Relationships is like playing a game of Solitaire. There are times, espicially at the start, when everything is just smooth flowing, the cards come out well, place the cards in the right order, start to form up the suits starting with the Kings, and it is generally easy and fast to play, but ever so often, we reach a point in time where we just sit there stumped(or at least i do!) and we cannot figure out what to play next. We ponder and stress over it for the longest time, entertaining thoughts of giving up and think of moving to an easier game.
But if we persevere, we soon find that many times, the answer is actually right in front of us. We're just not looking in the right place, or just trying to find every possible link but never the answer which is sitting right in front of us. And at the end of the game, it is all worth it:)

so many times in relationships, the moment we hit a road block,our minds start to lose focus and we stop putting in effort. Then we slowly slip away from that relationship. Well i'm not gonna kid you guys, it takes effort to maintain a friendship/relationship. Just the same way it applies to our relationship with God. we have to put in effort.