February 22, 2020 Spirit Meat Devotional :- STEPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR INTIMACY WITH GOD (1) – PSALMS 27:4
After you have developed intimacy with God, you need to sustain it. A major reason why some Christians go into spiritual dryness after they have developed intimacy with the Lord is due to indiscipline, disobedience, and lack of desire for God. They succumb to the pressure of work, environment, marriage and lose passion for God. Let me give you some steps to maintain intimacy with the Lord.
1. You need to have a definite time for prayers and study of the word: Don’t come to God’s presence in a hurry or do your quiet time haphazardly. Put yourself under a strict schedule that is consistent. Jesus started his day with God by waking up early in the morning to pray (Mark 1:35). He is our model and we should be able to imbibe the same strict schedule. Give God the choice time in your life, first thing in the morning when you are still fresh.
God expands and multiplies time for you when you devote time to him. Discipline yourself to consistently spend time with God, don’t allow the cares of this world to make you lose focus. Many Christians start their day without God, they go on for weeks without praying, and when they fall into trouble or a ditch, they run back to God.
To remain in intimacy, you need more time with God. Let it not be that the time you are spending with God is reducing.
PRAYER: Lord, I receive grace to remain in intimacy with you. I will not draw back; grant me the strength to stay through in my relationship with you in Jesus name. Amen!
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 13:1-59, Mark 6:1-29, Psalm 39:1-13, Proverbs 10:10