Sharing Heart To Heart
Wednesday July 18, 2018
God, our creator, loves us with unconditional love and offers us friendship on a personal basis. One of the ways we enjoy this relationship with God is through prayer and meditation. The purpose of prayer and meditation is to seek to know the joyful way of life God has planned for us and is ready and waiting to reveal to us. Others have used these words “We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.”
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
(Romans 12:2 NLT)
Through prayer we get in touch with our loving and all-powerful God who is at work changing our lives through forgiveness, acceptance, and commitment. When we read God's word and pay attention to what He has to say God responds by revealing His will to us. He is our constant companion in a caring relationship.
Here’s how the Bible describes this heart-to-heart sharing with God. “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” (Jeremiah 33:3; James 1:5-6; NIV)
All of us long to belong, long for love, long to be part of an intimate, caring, and life-giving relationship. Jesus is offering to be our constant companion today and as we seek to know Him He will share His heart with us. Are we willing to open our hearts and share with Him, friend-to-friend, heart-to-heart?
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I confess that I often live with walls around my heart. I’am fearful of being hurt and disappointed. Please fill me with Your love and set me free from all my fears so I can open my heart and share with You as a true friend. Amen
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