I have this amazing Bible. It’s ESV translation, which I have come to love and it’s pink. It has lines down the side where I can journal. Almost every column of journal space is full. That means one of two things… either I am long winded or I am insightful. I know I am long winded… But I also know that God speaks to me through his word almost daily.
Anyways… I noticed something interesting the other day. I very rarely blog about what is written in the pages of my Bible journal. I write entries that would make great blog posts but then I never actually get to writing about them. I will write down the revelation and then I will think… Ohhh this is good I should blog about this. And I never get to blogging about it. Something prevents me from putting it this form.
My time with God is not for anyone but me. It’s His blog to me. It’s His revelation for my life personally. To write on my blog what God is speaking to me would be like me sharing about intimate and personal moments my husband and me have in the bedroom … or other rooms. I am open… but hey… no one wants to hear about that!
My time with God is a personal intimate time that does not look or feel any different than in years past but God has opened my eyes to see Him in a more personal and intimate way. When people used to describe for me what a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus was like I almost got “wigged out”. Like there was something weird about it.
When God reveals his love to you in a personal and intimate way it’s not weird because it’s not any different than it was before but your different. This is a principle that follows us in all our relationships. If we want to make a relationship better we have to change and then the relationship will change.
My intimate relationship with Jesus is not weird or strange or any different than it ever was before but I accept the depth of His unfailing love for me and that changes me, which changes everything.
Do you have a personal and intimate relationship with Jesus?
“If we want to make a relationship better we have to change and then the relationship will change.”
This sentence was for me today. Thank you.
You are so bang on with this. I share various thoughts about the bible with friends. Sometimes I’ll even tell them about stargazing with Him but there is so much I keep to myself. I would feel as if I was exposing our relationship just as I would if I was talking about intimate moments I’d share with my husband. He’s my husband so yes – I sure do have a relationship with Him and I wish everyone did.It’s completely fulfilling.
I’m praying for mine to be renewed again…
I love this post. Your intimacy with Jesus shines right through your words. And reflects my consuming passion in life: Helping others develop this kind of intimacy with God.
I’ve got a website called http://www.presencevoicetouch.com, dedicated to helping people respond to God’s presence, voice, and touch in their lives. What I’m most excited about, though, is a book I’ve written called “Finding Home: A Parable of Kingdom Life,” that unpacks principles of biblical intimacy with God in narrative form.
Keep writing, you have a gift! And feel free to drop by and make use of my site and stuff as well.