Intimacy With God (John Wimber)
Intimacy With God āDo not leave my cry unanswered. Whisper words of truth in my heart. For you alone speak truth.ā ā Saint Augustine Intimacy begins with personal relationship. You canāt be emotionally intimate with someone you donāt know. The New Testament gives us a glimpse into the intimate relationship between the Father and the […]
Intimate Communication with God (John Wimber)
Intimate Communication with God And he walks with me and he talks with me, and he tells me I am his own. And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.” ā From “In The Garden” These verses from one of my favorite hymns beautifully express the intimacy we can […]
At Peace When There Is No Peace (John Wimber)
At Peace When There Is No Peace “When you come to God in intimate prayer and lay your burdens at his feet, the Bible says there will be a result. āAnd the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesusā (Philippians 4:7). I can be at […]
Thankfulness In The Hardship (John Wimber)
Thankfulness In The Hardship “When I thank God, even for difficult situations, my focus is turned to God, who must intervene and help in order to resolve it, rather than on my limited resources. Oh, Iām not necessarily thankful about the hardship, but in the hardship. I know that God will somehow use this for […]
Be Anxious For Nothing (John Wimber)
Be Anxious For Nothing “The Lord cares about your most anxious prayers, just like a father cares about his childās anxieties. There are times when my prayers bubble up in desperation like a boiling kettle. I can pull the thing off the fire, cool it down, but if I put it back on the fire […]
Itās In The Asking (John Wimber)
Itās In The Asking “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Have you ever had the thought, āWell, if the Father knows what I need before I ask him, why ask him?ā Because itās in the asking that you get to know him. Itās climbing up on his lap and saying, āDaddy, […]
The Author And The Finisher (John Wimber)
The Author And The Finisher “For most of my life, Iāve been programmed to believe that if I really got my own way, Iād be happy. But the Bible and my experience have taught me that God getting his way makes me happy. And the truth is that Iām learning his way is the only […]
Help Me Learn To Obey You (John Wimber)
Help Me Learn To Obey You “God has reminded me repeatedly that I really do want to be obedient to him. Iāve found myself, from time to time, praying this kind of a prayer, āGod, forget about what Iāve done and said in the last few months. I long to obey You. Help me to […]
God Will Respond (John Wimber)
God Will Respond “God will respond to you, and heāll answer your prayers. God has a broader and bigger will than most of us realize. Satan is constantly trying to cut down the perimeter of your desire and belief for the things God would do for you. Godās will is to bless you and give […]
Faith Is Active (John Wimber)
Faith Is Active “There is a powerful story, in the Old Testament, of Godās promise to enter into the promised land. Israel refused to believe Godās promise, and wandered for forty years in the wilderness before finally entering. The author of Hebrews uses this example to teach that we believers need to combine faith with […]
