Conclusion of Living Room Intimacy
Today we conclude the final section of Chapter 5 - Living Room Intimacy, from our Bible Study series, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver.MAINTAINING INTIMACY
Q. How do we maintain that intimacy?
A. By not LIVING and ABIDING in SIN - But ABIDING IN THE VINE
Sin interrupts the life-flow we need to grow, bloom and bear fruit. It stops the connection to our blessings and short circuit our communication to hearing from God.
Q. What must we do?
A. 'SPIRITUAL HOUSEKEEPING"
Just like you do to your house - Do to your Heart!
Everyday make it your assigned duty to watch your ways, check your connection, see if anything, (sin) clutters your wiring - confess and forsake them. Daily seek to please and honor God. In doing this you will remain connected. Sin will separate and severe the connection. Repent and Live!
Conscious repentance leads to unconscious holiness. (Oswald Chambers)
Today's Focus: HOLINESS IS THE KEY to staying connected.
Know that Holiness is a work of the spirit - Not from efforts of the flesh. Therefore we must stay attached to the vine to remain holy. The only way is through the Living Room Intimacy, staying close, making time to communicate with Him in prayer and in the word.It's Spiritual HOUSEKEEPING Day - FLAWLESS FRIDAY
Let Jesus go through our spiritual house (The Body) and do some housekeeping in the areas of need. Here are a few suggestions. Please feel free to add to the list:Mind - Bad thoughts, negative thinking, oppression, perversion....
Heart - Hatred, jealousy, un-forgiveness, maliciousness, unhappiness....
Eyes - Deception, evil, greed, envy, lust........
Mouth - Forwardness, gossip, slander, profanity, criticism, negative words.....
Hand - Defile, slothfulness, stealing, laziness.....
Feet - Waywardness, walking in ungodliness, wandering,
After you have cleaned up your house put on the sweet fragrance of praise and give God the honor, glory and praise. In that intimacy you will be grafted, reconnected or more secured to the Vine.
Remember, it's your responsibility to stay close and abide in the Vine, for the branch cannot bear fruit except it abides in the Vine.
Tune in next week for Chapter 6 - Kitchen Service.
Please share with your friends and family. I also encourage your comments and feedback.
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND - KEEP THE FAITH
Precious Jewel
Well Hallelujah! This is very intriguing, inviting and inspiring. INTIMACY is what this is all about. as Bishop Jakes stated "into me see". There is a song that says, into the heart of Jesus deeper and deeper I go. I call this The Secret Place as written in Psalms 91:1. It is My Garden of Eden. A place where you and God talk in the cool of the day. Not from time to time,but on a daily basis. This is how you can differentiate His voice from all the other voices that offers advice even your very own. When you build such relationship with Him, it makes your christian walk easier. when there is decisions to be made His voice is clear and sure. When the flesh feels like retaliating, His Voice ( His Spirits speaks and you can't ignore Him. When temptation is near He won't let you compromise. I wouldn't trade my relationship with Him for all the riches in the world. I am wealthy because of Him, because in Him I live and move and have my being. God Bless!
ReplyDeleteAmen and Holiness will keep Him there.
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