PDL 11

The Audio

How to be connected with God: have a constant conversation with Him; make it a part of your daily life.

In John 15:07 Jesus promises " if you stay joined (connected) with me, and my words remain in you, you can ask ANY REQUEST you like, and it will be granted."

Now I know some of you are saying I pray all the time and don't get what I ask for. I can explain it. You have to remember God's time is not linear all things occur at once to God. So when you ask for something, to you it may seem to take a long time to happen, but for God it is only the blink of an eye.

(From today’s email read Romans 8:38-39, its only one paragraph, but it is quite moving?)

The bible is God's Word. Stay in the bible, read it daily, study it, think about it, memorize it. Prayer was given us to connect with God. 

How to really connect with God 
1 be still. Quiet yourself God is with us in all times and places.
2 connect with God through; love of nature, art, music, tradition and ritual, using your creativity, etc...

2. be sincere. You have to be honest, sincere, genuine and from the heart. Things that prevent you from connecting with God:
1. trying to impress others
2. Focus on other people
3. Trying to impress God

3. be simple. No need to repeat yourselves or use big/religious words. Be yourself. As you close your prayers say "but they will be done".

4. Believe that God will answer. Have confidence in God’s grace, you do this thru Jesus Christ.

The Book

God wants to be your Best Friend. That God would want us for a close friend is hard to understand, but the Bible says he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.

Becoming a best friend of God. Through constant conversation. Friendship with God is built by sharing all your life experiences with him. Praying without ceasing is conversing with God well performing everyday tasks. Of course you need time alone with God but that is only a fraction of your waking hours. Everything you do can be spending time with God. Change your attitude toward what you do. We haven't learned to practice his presence all the time. This is God's ideal. Pray shorter conversational prayers continually throughout the day. You must force yourself to think about God at different times in your day you must train your mind to remember God. We don't praise God to feel good, but to do well.

You can’t love God unless you know Him and you can’t know him without knowing His word. When you think about Gods word over and over in your mind that is meditation.

Debi. :o)