The Purpose Driven Life, Chapter Twelve
Developing Your Friendship With God
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If you want a deeper, more intimate connection with God, you must learn to honestly share your feelings with Him, trust Him when He asks you to do somethng, learn to care about what He cares about, and desire His friendship more than anything else.
BE HONEST WITH GOD
God insists on complete honesty--about your faults and your feelings. Genuine friendship is built on disclosure.
Bitterness is the greatest barrier to friendship with God. The antidote is to realize that God always acts in your best interest, even when it is painful and you don't understand it.
Releasing your resentment and revealing your feelings is the first step to healing.
OBEY GOD IN FAITH
Every time you trust God's wisdom and do whatever He says, even when you don't understand it, you deepen your friendship with God.
True friendship isn't passive; it acts.
Opportunities for obedience surround us every day.
VALUE WHAT GOD VALUES
The more you become God's friend, the more you will care about the things He cares about, grieve over the things He grieves over, and rejoice over the things that bring pleasure to Him.
(I have discovered a change in a lot of my previously held morals and beliefs in the last few weeks...I'm becoming much more grounded in my faith when it comes to making choices)
The dearest thing to the heart of God is the death of His Son. The second dearest thing is when His children share that news with others.
DESIRE FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
You are as close to God as you choose to be. Intimate friendship with God is a choice, not an accident.There is nothing more important than developing a friendship with God. It's a relationship that will last forever.
BE HONEST WITH GOD
God insists on complete honesty--about your faults and your feelings. Genuine friendship is built on disclosure.
Bitterness is the greatest barrier to friendship with God. The antidote is to realize that God always acts in your best interest, even when it is painful and you don't understand it.
Releasing your resentment and revealing your feelings is the first step to healing.
OBEY GOD IN FAITH
Every time you trust God's wisdom and do whatever He says, even when you don't understand it, you deepen your friendship with God.
True friendship isn't passive; it acts.
Opportunities for obedience surround us every day.
VALUE WHAT GOD VALUES
The more you become God's friend, the more you will care about the things He cares about, grieve over the things He grieves over, and rejoice over the things that bring pleasure to Him.
(I have discovered a change in a lot of my previously held morals and beliefs in the last few weeks...I'm becoming much more grounded in my faith when it comes to making choices)
The dearest thing to the heart of God is the death of His Son. The second dearest thing is when His children share that news with others.
DESIRE FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
You are as close to God as you choose to be. Intimate friendship with God is a choice, not an accident.There is nothing more important than developing a friendship with God. It's a relationship that will last forever.