Intimacy and Trust

The truth is it is difficult to believe for what we cannot see, for the thing we have no physical evidence for, unless you know and trust the person in charge, and that's what it really comes down to. We all want to believe that we trust the Lord but the truth is when we are tested, we so tempted with doubt and the questions plague our mind. "Lord, what are you doing?" "Lord, I thought I heard you say ___." "Lord, what about the dreams in my heart, when O Lord?" We are tempted to believe the age old lie that the serpent told Eve in the garden, "God is holding out on you." We knows it's a lie, but it's how we feel. So what do we do?

It comes down to two things...Intimacy and trust. The test will reveal where you're at in these two areas. Intimacy precedes trust, and trust is the key. The truth is most of us don't know and trust the Lord on the kind of level we would like to think. The good news is that's the whole point He sent Jesus, so that we could know Him and trust Him, so relationship could be restored. God doesn't fail. He can't fail and He can't lie. He purposely puts desires in us from Him, so He can come through for us. But He wont come through on our time at the cost of losing intimacy with us. After all His love is a Jealous and all consuming Love.

This past Friday night someone prayed something over me that wrecked me. Something I haven't ever heard in my thirteen years of being a believer. They said "God doesn't have an agenda with you, He is not trying to fix you. He just wants you." Those words hit me hard! So many times through times of testing I think "oh, God is disciplining me or trying to make me better at ________." Truth is, God just wants me. He just wants you. He desires relationships with sons and daughters, not slaves. He desires friendship & intimacy, not good law abiding people. He desires a love relationship of seeking and finding, pursuing and responding, of giving and receiving. That is what the Lord is after. I don't care what season you are in, this is true for you. It is about knowing Him and trusting Him. Trust isn't easy, it is built and earned. Good news is God has a great track record, He is the most loyal and trustworthy person on the planet and He never fails. He proved it at the cross.

Make a choice. Choose intimacy with Jesus. Choose to embrace the season your in instead of questioning His motives. He has pure motives. No agenda. You are not being punished or forgotten. God is in a good mood. God is including you in His plan. God is pursuing you. Receive it and respond.