J.C. Ryle: The True Church and Talking to Christ

"If we love a person, we like to talk to him.  We tell him all our thoughts, and pour out all our heart to him.  We find no difficulty in discovering subjects of conversation.  However silent and reserved we may be to others, we find it easy to talk to a much-loved friend.  However often we may meet, we are never at a loss for matter to talk about.  We have always much to say, much to ask about, much to describe, much to communicate.  Well, it is just so between the true Christian and Christ!  The true Christian finds no difficulty in speaking to his Savior.  Every day he has something to tell Him, and he is not happy unless he tells it.  He speaks to Him in prayer every morning and night.  He tells Him his wants and desires, his feelings and his fears.  He asks counsel of Him in difficulty.  He asks comfort of Him in trouble.  He cannot help it.  He  must converse with his Savior continually, or he would faint by the way.  And why is this?  Simply because he love Him" (Holiness, JC Ryle).