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Busy for Jesus

I will admit I have busied myself with the things of God and my relationship with God has suffered.  It may sound weird but sometimes we get so wrapped up working for God that we forget to spend time alone with God. 

God wants to know us intimately.  In order to do that we need to put down some of the things we are doing for God in order to spend more time with Him.  I realize this seems counter intuitive but it is true.  When we over volunteer for the kingdom our intimacy with God suffers.

As Christians we are the  body of Christ, we all have a part.  Each person needs to step up and do their part.  Just because we see a need does not mean we should fill it.  We need to be a little more selective in what we do for God.

I am guilty of having done this in the past.  I over committed myself at church and my time with God suffered.  I didn't have time to spend with God because I was too busy doing the work of the whole church.

Are you doing too much for God right now?  Take some time to sit and evaluate what you are doing.  Is God calling you to do all those things?  What do you need to say no to in order to say yes to God?  If you are too busy for Jesus than you must take some time to build that relationship back up.

If you are looking for a way to work on building intimacy with God, please check out this link.  It is a book I wrote called In Pursuit of God.  It is a study guide and journal.  It will give you information on the spiritual disciplines.  Whatever source you use remember: working for God and and working with God are two different things.

In Pursuit of God

People ask me all the time, how can I develop intimacy with God?  They want to know how to get closer to God.  It always makes me happy to know that people want to get closer to God.  He created us to want to be with Him, but we have to choose Him.  The best part is that He has already chosen us.  He wants to have a relationship with us. 

There are many things we can do to grow our relationship with God.  When we think about our best earthly relationship we realize that communication is the best part of that relationship.  God wants us to talk to Him.  He already knows what we are thinking and feeling, but he wants us to want Him to know.  Share with Him our inner most thoughts. 

We need to be honest with God.  Sometimes we are just angry about what we see happening around us.  We need to understand that it is ok to be upset with God.  He wants us to share all our concerns with Him.  Journaling is a helpful way to help us express what we are thinking and feeling towards God. 

In my new book, In Pursuit of God, I discuss all the areas we can work on to help us run after our Heavenly Father.  Don't become overwhelmed with trying to do work on all eight areas at once.  Take it one at a time and build upon that.  You will be pleased with the your relationship with God when you take the time to get to know God by working on different areas of your walk with Christ.

Fasting, praying, giving, memorizing His word, God sightings, prayer requests, time with God, and Bible reading are the things we need to focus on.  Develop discipline in these areas and you will be blessed in your walk with God.