Intimacy with God

Have you ever wondered being a Christian, why do we still feel emptiness in our heart? Do you know of Christians who are successful in life but do not have the fullness of God in the inside of their lives? It’s tragic that many amongst us are unhappy and seeking the pleasures of the world. It is only because we do not have an intimate relationship with Jesus.

Christ came to give us abundant life, to heal the broken hearted, to remove pain, to show us there is more to life. All we need to do is to trust him enough to tell him all our secrets, every decision, every thought. Jesus knows everything about us, but when we tell Him and let Him be part of our lives, it shows we trust him. We can't divide our life to be spiritual and material. Every area of our life has to be Jesus-controlled. Many of our secrets may be very sad that we may not wish to think about and give them to Jesus but doing that is the first step to a closer walk with God. Matt 22:27 says "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Proverbs 3:5 says "Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths. These verses and many other verses in the bible talk about us loving God and leaning on Him for everything so that he may lead us to the right path. God promises to give the BEST and not the rest only we when let God take complete charge of our lives. The deeper your relationship with God, the more devil will be afraid of you. When Adam and Eve were in the Eden, they could hear the sound of the Lord because they had a closer walk with him. Our fellowship should be like what Adam and Eve had with God in the Garden of Eden.

But how do we get closer to god. Here are some simple ways to do so: 1) Making time for God: All of us have 24 hrs but some do more in the same time. It’s our daily lifestyle that shows how spiritual we are. We need to give God the priority in our life. Discipline our lives to read and meditate on the word of god daily. Spend time in prayer with God. Matt 6:33- But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. We should approach God not only when we have sorrows but also in our good times. When we get good scores in our exams, or a promotion at work or may it be any achievement, we give the credit to our hardwork. We say, our hardwork paid but we should not forget that God’s favour and grace was with us always.

2) Study and meditate the word of God- Get deeper in the word. Take a subject and meditate on it. Eg- If you lack discipline. Look for verses on discipline. Keep some good study material, reference bibles, memorize verses. What sets Bible apart from other books is that, God speaks to individuals through it. Studying the gospel will be a good idea. You will understand Jesus better. The parables will help understand the love and compassion that Jesus had. The more you study the Holy Spirit will unfold mysteries of the word of God. Initially you may not notice much of a difference but slowly the bible verses will take on a new meaning for you and slowly your bond will get stronger with Jesus and you will feel that your prayers are been answered. All you need to do is hang on to God and trust God to do that change.

3) Prayer- Prayer is the strongest weapon to fight the devil and flee temptation. Pray diligently, pray without ceasing, pray like Jesus did and you will see God’s power , mighty hand, God’s blessing and victory in your lives.

Jesus will never turn us away if we let him be part of our life. He will extend all his help to build an intimate relationship with Him.