God is a designer. 

            We're His works of art.

I just want to express how blessed and thankful I am. I tell you when you are operating outside of God's will life feels harder and tiresome. Like God has been speaking to me for quite sometime on some things that I hessitated to move into! Whatever GOD is telling you to do DO IT!!! 

That's for another post though! Let's get back on track. Intimacy... when I hear that word immediately I think of two lovers, their closeness, their bond, their familiarity with one another. That's just the same with God. See he constantly refers to the church, the body of believers/ God's people, as the bride while He is our bride groom. I don't know about you all but before I say I do and vow to be faithful to someone I need to know the ins and outs about that person. 

We are currrently in the stages of courting God. Courting is what we now call dating except the meaning is much higher. We are dating with a purpose and that purpose focuses on the goal of a marriage. Wow so as we are in a courtship with God we must keep an open line of communication. In a carnally perspective when we are dating or talking to someone but go days without communicating the disconnect forms problems. Some of the problems that may occur are unfaithfulness, confusion, and losing focus. 

Intimacy, so many people long for it. In fact, we were created to recieve and give it. Check this out God was so into us that He sent Jesus to save us. Mind you Jesus is God in the flesh. God is so head over heals for us that He died in place for us so that we would live. What boyfriend or girlfriend do you know that would die to save your life!?  He's feeling us so much that he knows the amount of strands of hair on our head, I don't even think my mom knows that information about me and she loves me. 

Intimacy- break it down IN- TO- ME- SEE. It takes work! There are some cost that come with it. You may have to give up some things. You may have to lose a little bit of sleep. You have to look deeper and harder, spend more time. Its a trust that you are forming. And who trusts strangers with valuable things? God is calling His people higher, deeper IN-TO-ME-SEE. Who is willing to knock?

Lord I just want to thank you for this word. You said the Father corrects those who He loves. So Father I pray for forgivesness for not giving you the first fruits of my harvest which is time. Time to search deeper to reach that intimacy you desire with me. God I pray that we as Christ's body live up to our full potential. Help us God to move up a level in our love walk with You. Give us power and strength to fulfill the tasks you left us here to do. Thank you Holy spirit for directing us , mentoring, and teaching us. I am so in awe of You Lord. Thank you for filling me back up. May God continue to rest in your life and may the Holy Spirit dwell in your life so you may bear God's fruit! Love you all! In Jesus name. Amen.