part 2 of 3!!!!
community. intimacy. mission.
The second section we learned about was intimacy with God. Wow this one is biggggg! Fully emerging into God’s Love is a wonderful experience. Waking up each day with just a backpack, some clothes, some random stuff and my bible, and knowing “my only goal today is to receive the Love God wants to give me and follow Him.” Wow. I have never felt something so real.
Understanding Grace, the difference between guilt and shame, and what is really means to forgive. Learning to hear God’s voice and really understanding who the Holy Spirit is and how He is fully in my heart, and with me wherever I go. Partnering with God. Woah. Did you know that God didn’t call the equipped, but He equips the called! How mind-blowingly awesome is that! I don’t have to qualify or pass a test to be used in God’s Kingdom. I just have grab Jesus’s hand when He says, Will you follow me?! And Go!
Also, we learned about processing grief. Grief comes in all different forms: anger, sadness, even not achieving the goals you wanted too, or loosing someone you loved. Grieving is not bad. When you process your grief, with God, you can move forward. You can fully reach the joy and good in life that Jesus wants for us. Processing grief helps you find the Truth, so that the enemy can’t put lies in your head.
Woah.
A way I have been learning to be intimate with God is spending intentional time with Him. Making real space for God. Just to talk. Not when I need something or when I am anxious or sad, just to talk to God about my day. 1 Peter 5:7 says, “ Turn all your worries over to Him. He cares about you.” I have been trying to wake up everyday and thank God for something. Just waking up and the first thing I do is say “Hey God, thank you for today.” Not looking at my phone the first thing in the morning. It not easy honestly. I am not used to just talking to God like He is right here next to me. But how amazing is that? God wants to talk to me. He wants me to want him. God is a friend who never leaves. He is a comforter when you are depressed. He loves you. You. He gets sad when we don’t talk to him. He isn’t disappointed in us or mad, He is sad because God wants to spend time with us. God is always there, we just have to turn away from worldly distractions and say “hey” to God:) Isaiah 43:4 says, “You are priceless to me. I love you and Honor you. So I will trade other people for you. I will give up other nations to save your lives.”
You are loved by the Lord.
How can you make intentional space for God?
