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Intimacy with God

Some of the best conversations with God start out as complaints. What I love about God is that He allows us to share our disappointments, our heartaches, our offenses with Him. After all, He already knows.  This is true intimacy.

When you can bring your pain to the person you feel hurt you and be open and honest about it knowing that He has your best interest at heart; that’s love. Most relationships struggle because there is no real intimacy. We tend to hide our true feelings. We fail to be honest about what is really going on inside of us. When you have a relationship that is grounded in trust and a deep love for each other it produces a freedom that can’t be described.

I believed David best described this relationship in Psalm 32:5 when He says, “ I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord [continually unfolding the past till all is told]—then You [instantly] forgave me the guilt and iniquity of my sin.! (Amplified Bible)

David knew He sinned before God. He knew His actions were not in line with what God
had already communicated in His Word to us, but He found no fear in sharing what He did.

Today, your sin before God may have been through mere words, or wrong thoughts, or like me, you threw a temper tantrum like a two year old because you couldn’t have your way.

Wherever you find yourself today, I challenge you not to turn away from His love.  We don’t always understand everything God is doing in our lives. We don’t always like the paths He leads us to. We don’t always like the assignments He may have given us but one thing is certain; He loves us with an everlasting love.  God always has our best interest at heart even when we don’t understand.

God, I want to trust You in the seasons of uncertainty in my life but I find it more and more difficult at times. Help me to be reminded of Your track record in my life. Help me to understand You and Your ways even when I don’t trust Your acts. Thank You that I don’t have to be afraid to talk to You about any part of my life, in fact You welcome the fellowship.  Thank You for loving me so much, Daddy.

Thought: Are you offended by what God is doing or not doing in your life? Apply your ear to His heart and listen as He speaks to you.

By Mary Pinckney
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The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountains and stay here… and the Lord called to Moses…Exodus 24:12-17

Do you ever get jealous of those who claim to have an “experience” with God? Do you perhaps resent people who speak about the intimacy of their relationship with God? Do you wonder about the correctness of calling God “Daddy” or “Abba”?

I think we all long for precious moments of intimacy with God, perhaps most often when the busyness of life clutches at us. Wouldn’t it be nice to walk with God in Eden’s glades and hear God calling in the stillness? Or maybe we’re more practical: would someone please pay for a three-day silent retreat for me?!

Moses has the unique and life altering experience of being alone with God on a mountain. But as I read Exodus 24, three things about his “retreat” stand out.

First, God says, Come up to me on the mountain. It takes time and effort for me to “come up” to God. It means leaving the valley of the mundane and ordinary. It means leaving others—and the otherness of regular life, a disciplined effort to leave the people and demands that I think so important.

Second, God said, …stay here… Moses, stay with me here on the mountain. Catch your breath after the climb. I have something important to say to you but you must get your mind in God gear. Stop thinking about the past, even the good past when I met your needs, when I parted a sea, poured water from a rock, sent fresh bread every day in the desert. I have new news for you.” Staying with God means stop squirming, stop thinking about the list of things to do. Just staying with God.

Third, after six days of staying, …the Lord called to Moses… After the climb and the staying, God revealed himself in unimaginable glory and spoke the message that would define the Jews and lead them to the Promised land. Often I want the glory—maybe angels descending on a cloud, sweet melodies and palpable spiritual quivering—rather than God’s voice that says “go, do, tell.

Climbing the mountains of daily life, staying with God long enough to hear his voice:  it’s practicing these disciplines of the Christian life that lays the groundwork for intimacy with my Abba Father.

Father, thank you for faithfully to calling me to yourself. Help me take the time and effort to stay long enough to hear your voice.

By Marilyn Ehle

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