Much has been said and written about intimacy in our society. It seems that everyone has a slightly different spin on what intimacy is, even intimacy with God. So why would I take the time to write one more document on intimacy with God. Best I can tell is because God had something He wanted to say to me. So, that said if this blesses, stretches, offends or encourages you, that's just a bonus.
I cried out to my father God this afternoon that I need more of him. I said please increase my hunger for you because I feel as though it is non-existent lately. I crave, movie, televised baseball games, theological books and yearn to discuss the deep things of God with others who would be willing to step outside the norm just a bit and think about why we believe what we believe, but I have hardly taken the time to open my Bible unless I needed to write a message lately.
On one of the many greatest hits recordings released since Keith Green's death on the intro to the song "Oh Lord Your Beautiful" they played Keith's intro to that song in a concert. He said:
"On Monday night this week, about mid-night I wrote a letter to the Lord. I didn't know where to mail it so I put it in my Bible. I asked He, ‘Lord
You've gotta do something about my heart. A lot of time's gone by since I met you and it's starting to harden up it's just kind of natural Lord. I want to have baby skin; I want to have skin like a baby on my heart. It's starting to get old and wrinkled and callused. It's not because of anything I'm doing, it's because of a lot of things I'm not doing..."—Keith Green
That's it! Lack of intimacy with God is because I haven't been doing some of the things I need to do to passionately crave more of Him. To many of aren't hungry for an honest minute-to-minute relationship with God because we aren't spending anytime with Him. I'm smart enough to know that if I ignore my wife or relationship will suffer. I want those butterflies in my stomach that I had when we first held hands 19 plus years ago. I want her to see me as her Knight in Shinning Armour. Even though I myself know I don't deserve it. I want her to want to make love with me at the drop of a hat, but if I don't spend any time with her...simply take her for granted until I want my needs met by her is she going to be interested? But if I spend time with her, I mow the lawn for her, do the dishes for her and just take time to listen to her (THAT"S A BIG ONE GUYS!) then HUBBA HUBBA HUBBA...it's a beautiful thing! I have a lot more to say in this vein of thought, but I am pushing a PG13 rating right now, so I won't.
I will set you free with this thought: Just sit with Him a while. Be aware of him; focus your heart on him. Snuggle with Him. (Guys, don't act so tough, you snuggled with your parents when you where a kid.) Just sit with your Father for a while and don't say a thing. You really don't have to say anything He knows everything you know already. Humbling thought huh? If possible just sit a couple quiet minutes everyday, listen, focus on Him. The result: Intimacy with God, baby skin on your heart...HUBBA, HUBBA, HUBBA. I guess it's time to quit before this devo from a kid's minister gets a PG13 rating. --bob
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