One thing I've learned over the years is that intimacy with God brings power. The more intimate we are with Him, the more powerful our lives will be. That's because we begin to resemble and act like those we spend time with. So, if we "hang out" with Christ, we will eventually become more like Christ.
The trouble is many of us don't spend a whole lot of time with Him.Why does the word intimacy seem to scare so many people? It's seems like we're afraid to make time to get to know Him, to study His character. Or we're scared to seek wisdom and guidance from Him, maybe because of what we think He might tell us. It looks as if we're terrified of simply BEing with Him. And so that kind of power-the kind of power that makes the devil nervous when we wake up in the morning-often doesn't get a chance to develop very much in our lives.
I'm sure there are many reasons for this, but I'd like to focus on a couple in particular-truth and time. God's Word tells us that the truth will make us free (see John 8:31-32). David sought one thing of the Lord and basically, that was time with Him (see Psalm 27:4).
In order to develop the intimacy that cultivates power with God, we must get a hold on our thoughts-thoughts about ourselves, our past or future, even thoughts about God. But in order to really get a handle on our thoughts, we have to face the truth that is revealed to us. And it's usually truth about self that He reveals. God loves us very much, but He is not willing to leave us in our mess. He is always ready and waiting to change us from the inside out.Read more at: http://global.christianpost.com/news/winning-the-battle-through-intimacy-with-christ-79051/#Zp25D7r1xVUcT0aB.99
