If we are going to move in the supernatural we must pursue Intimacy with God.

This means being close to God, letting God touch our hearts, and learning to touch the heart of God. It means listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and obeying them.

The Bible is full of exhortations about intimacy… hearing and knowing the voice of God, hearkening unto Him, praying without ceasing, abiding in Jesus and being full of the Holy Spirit. It is God’s delight to see us with joy in our hearts and the praises of God continually upon our lips, because we have a real sense of His closeness.

Somewhere along my journey I heard somebody speak about intimacy who said that the best way to define it is to say it slowly – “in-to-me-see”… letting God or others have access to see into your life. This might seem intrusive to carnal Christians who still love the world. There are great benefits and pleasures in God which far surpass the feelings of guilt and shame most people experience in trying to hide from Him. There is greater joy, deeper wonder, and richer pleasure available to the one who will pursue God, and become intimate with Him.

This intimacy is the true meaning of the phrase “knowing” God.

We must pursue direct contact with Him. Its not enough to read a report of what He has done or know about Him. God wants us to know Him as a friend and confidant. How does this concept of intimacy with God begin?

One of the major keys to intimacy is self-disclosure.

In any intimate marriage, a man and a woman disclose everything about themselves to their partner. Likewise, in our relationship with God, we must expose our hearts to God. It means telling the Lord our hopes, dreams, fears and our sins. God will wash away our sins if we confess them to Him in the light of His presence. The more we open our heart to God in prayer… the more He will begin to open His heart to us.

“The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him and He will show them His covenant” (Ps 25:14).

God has secrets to share with us, but we will only hear them if we walk with Him… respect Him, and seek to please Him on a day by day basis. Holding onto wrong things after God has spoken, will limit our intimacy.

Today is a new day for the people of God as all across the world we are starting to discover that God loves us, enjoys our fellowship and has wonderful promises to release into our lives. His love and the fellowship we can experience when we walk in intimacy, bring us into the spiritual realm where we become aware of His thoughts toward us.

Jesus consistently told us about the “one-ness” He shared with the Father and how that deep intimacy would bring fullness of joy to all who experienced it. It was a refreshing resource that He drank from often. That same pool of living water is available to us through the Holy Spirit for our need and the needs we see around us.