More intentional intimacy

How’s your pursuit of intimacy? Have you planned time to seek it? How’s that going? Proverbs 21:5 – The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty surely lead to poverty Proverbs 16:9 – A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps

Here’s an approach…

P – Prepare your heart 1 Sam 7:3 – the ark was being returned 2 Chron 12:14 – Rehoboam did not and he did evil 2 Chron 19:3 – Jehoshaphat was approved because he did Ezra 7:10 – was a prerequisite to teach Hosea 7:6 – likened to an oven that sets things on fire

R – Read and Study Jesus used the scripture as His authority at least 10 times Paul reasoned from it to evangelize – Acts 17:2 Apollos shared it as authority before He was filled with the Holy Spirit – Acts 18:24 Paul uses it as the foundation for his instruction to Timothy – 2 Tim 3:16

A – Adore Him Adoration is the act of paying honor to and worshipping – only applicable to Divinity Psalm 18 Psalm 70

Y – Yield Yourself 1 Peter 5:6 Romans 10:3 Bible trivia – who was the most humble man on the face of the earth? – Numbers 12:3 God can only have the parts of you that you’ve given

E – Enjoy His presence Psalm 37 – Delight yourself in the Lord Ezra 6:22 Nehemiah 8:10 Psalm 81:1 Colossians 1:9-14

R – Rest in His Love Joshua was given rest for His obedience and yielding to God David was given rest for a season (up until the Bathsheba incident) Exodus 33:14 – My presence will go with you and I will give you rest Matthew 11:25-30

So in summary Plan P – Prepare your heart R – read and study A – adore Him Y – yield yourself E – Enjoy R – Rest in His presence