If it's been so long that you have to stay up all night trying to remember, then it's time to get reacquainted! Job 22:21 says, "Acquaint now thyself with Him and be at peace; thereby good shall come unto thee."
Just reading the Bible religiously before you go to bed every night is not quality time! Quality time is not when one person is doing all the talking and everything they talk about is a request.
If I say to a friend, "I'd like to spend some quality time with you, and here's what I want to talk to you about: I have need of this, and I'd like for you to take care of that, and if you get around to it could you supply this? It's been good talking with you. I appreciate the quality time."
That's not quality time!
The other person would like to get a word in. Just about the time he thinks you're going to be quiet for a moment and let him speak, you say, "bye, got to go to work!"
God's 'Rhema' Word
Learn to listen when spending time with God, don't do all the talking. When you hear "rhema" from God, which is the Greek word meaning an explicit word from God spoken directly to you—it makes all the difference in your life. The rhema is what gets you over. One word from God spoken directly into your heart is worth more than 50 sermons you'll ever hear anybody preach!
How do you hear the rhema? By spending time with God. You've got to ask yourself, "just how desperate and just how important is it for me to hear from God?" Is it important enough to do whatever it takes? Is it important enough to rearrange your schedule so that your time with Him is not stolen?
You can have all the books, tapes and videos from every minister in America, but the most important thing is that YOU have an intimate relationship with God. You must communicate with God. Get to know your Father.
There's nothing more inspiring and motivating than when God speaks to you personally. You'll find that He's interested in YOU. He wants to be a part of everything that's going on in your life.
Most people seek the hand of God which is symbolic of provision. The hand of God provides. The Bible says, "seek My face" which indicates intimacy.
It's not very comfortable, as a parent, when the only time your children want to talk to you or fellowship with you is when they are in need. "Daddy, can I talk to you? I need…." As a parent, wouldn't you like every once in a while for your child to say, "Daddy, I love you. I just want to spend some time with you. Can I hang around with you today?"
When you and I first came to God, the first thing that came out of our mouths was not "Oh God, I need…." It was, "Oh God, I love you! Jesus, I love you, thank you for changing my life. Lord, is there anything I can do for you?" There are a lot of Christians who haven't been that way in a long time and are never going to tap into the fullness of the blessings of God until they become intimate with God.
Jesus said that the most important thing you do in your life is to love God. There are three levels of love: intimacy, passion and commitment. Intimacy comes when two people reveal themselves to each other—it gives strength to the relationship.
When you are passionate about someone, you refuse to allow anything to rob you of your time with that person. Why? Because the desire of your heart is to be with that person. When you are committed to someone, you are devoted to spending quality time together. Nothing comes between your relationship.
We are in the days of restoration, but there are a lot of God's people who are not going to be affected by it. Reacquainting or yielding yourself to God will put you in a position to receive increase and restoration.
Getting too busy is easy for all of us to do. I've done it! We have to discipline ourselves and rearrange our priorities. Instead of trying to fit God into our schedule, we need to work our schedule around our time with God. He must be priority in our lives!
Psalm 34 says, "Those that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing." When you seek God, seek fellowship and intimacy with Him; good things will come into your life! You don't have to seek the "good things"—they come as a result of your relationship with God.
When your motivation for studying the Bible is so that you can "know" Him and not just to find some "secret formula," then you will discover that your relationship with Him will put you in a position to have your every need met. That's why Jesus said, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God"…or in other words, PUT GOD FIRST in your life, then…all these things shall be added unto you.
Reacquainting yourself with God will bring brighter days, hope for the future, security and favor. Don't look everywhere else for the answers—look to God!
Seek the Provider, not the provision! Seek the Healer, not the healing.
Seek God's face, not His hands. Get in position to receive the blessings you're entitled to by spending time with your Father!
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Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, blue-collar man who was struggling and needed God's help. While he considered himself a "nobody," when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God's faithfulness and Dr. Savelle's "no quit" attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago.
