There are 3 main things that separate us from God, Dr. Stanley takes time to highlight these areas. Are any of these an issue in your life?
there are three barriers so you might
want to jot these down there three
barriers in his the first it is pride we
don’t pray because I can handle it
we don’t ask him I’ll work it out its
pride the reason people don’t get on
their knees except their physical things
sometimes it’s pride how can you be too
prideful to get on your knees to holy
righteous sovereign God every breath you
have is a gift from him somebody says I
don’t need to get on my knees no you
don’t you don’t need to honor God you
don’t need the Reverend Scott but you
get what comes for that it is prior to
key that keeps us off our knees pride
that keeps us in sin in their words we’d
rather have a relationship with somebody
than God we’d rather have this that him
her and the other than God it’s pride
the second thing is rebellion sin as
long as their sin in their life there’s
no intimacy with God when people say
well I’ll prove it but nothing happens I
pray but God is naturally I pray in
mm-hmm-hmm then you need to look at
yourself and ask yourself the question
God isn’t the problem you’re the problem
there is no intimacy where there is
rebellion now think about this you have
to think about your own relationships
can you have a intimate relationship of
a husband a wife have you just written
Bell yes against you no you cannot you
can have an intimate relationship with
your children if they’re in rebellion in
their life and then the last one is real
simple if it’s pride if it’s rebellion
and then if you’re in a hurry if you’re
in a hurry you won’t develop an intimate
relationship with God it takes time time
to read his word and meditate upon it
think about it ask questions God what
are you saying to me
Lord how does
my life is this a warning is this
something that I I need to look at in my
life
a lord thank you for this wonderful
promise time to read time to talk to him
time to listen to him cannot tell you
how very important that is and you see
here’s what will happen the more you
listen the more you’re going to hear and
the more you hear the more excited
you’re gonna be and the more excited
you’re gonna be the more time you want
to give to listen to him now if you’re
in love with somebody you like listening
and you see the more you love him the
you gonna want to listen he’s
willing to tell you far more than you
expect
because you see knowing that God gave
his son for me I know he’ll give me all
the information and everything else I
need and that’s what Paul meant in
Romans when he said having given us his
son Jesus Christ will he withhold from
us any good thing and the answer is no
so with that in mind would you say that
you have an intimate relationship with
God or would you have to say I missed it
you say when do I start now think about
this all of us one of these days no
matter where we are and whatever our age
our heart’s gonna beat for the last time
and we’re gonna meet the father
is he gonna be a stranger to you
are they able to have the kind of
intimate relationship while you’re here
in this life whereby your life can
impact the people around you not because
of what you’re doing but because of what
he living within you is able to do
through you and that is my prayer for
you don’t be satisfied with less in your
relationship to him than intimacy which
is the will and purpose and plan of God
for you and father how grateful we are
when we think about you perfect holy
awesome God having a personal intimate
relationship with sinners like us but
because the blood of your son has washed
as clean and sanctified as unto yourself
you willing to do it and I pray for
every person who hears this message
create within them this awesome holy
dissatisfaction with where they are and
a hunger to know you in a deeper way
than ever before in Jesus name Amen