INTIMACY WITH GOD
It begins with your relationship to God in “INTIMACY.” Daniel says, “They who know their God will be strong and do exploits.” (Daniel 11:32b) Daniel knew God because he spent many disciplined hours alone with him.
This intimacy begins with the simple discipline of "being still" and grows from there. We start with learning to be quiet in God’s presence and so, to hear His whispers. It is about intimacy, not getting things from God. It is about relationship, not about telling God all the world’s needs. Begin small by learning the first step. It will take you awhile. It took me a good year to learn to be still. I still struggle with it. We are not used to being still or listening to God’s whisper. It takes time. It takes patience, but you can learn it.
Begin with one step, the first step. Learn it well until you can discipline yourself to spend three minutes on it without distraction. A three-minute egg timer will become your best friend as you seek to discipline your mind and heart in prayer.
It is extremely important to spend adequate time in preparation for intercession since that is the discipline most often neglected or missing altogether in our times of intercession. It is important because God says it is.
Happy 2023 a year of double honour and grace!
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