Knowing God Intimately

The same has to be with the Holy Spirit. (Remember that God is a trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was sent to us as the “go-between” when Jesus, the Son ascended into Heaven.) I believe that He has always talked to us. It’s just that we haven’t always heard. We go deaf by following the flesh, by following the world’s way. That puts putty in our spiritual ears. The more we deal with earthly things, the more putty gets shoved into our spiritual ear canal. That is what the devil wants. It is easily remedied, though. By prayer and speaking God’s Word. Daily. This is knowing God intimately.

You train yourself to listen for His voice. And when you hear it you know. Walking in the Spirit means hearing His voice, whenever He talks to us. And He’ll talk to us as often as needed, whether we hear or not. But the thing we should strive for is to hear – always. This is knowing God intimately.

It started with me with little feelings. I knew that I knew. Then it became a voice that I distinguished as different from my mind’s voice. Sometimes, I felt like He was tapping me on my shoulder, as if to say, “Tune in and listen to me.” I’ve had true face to face conversations with Him. How wonderful and uplifting it is. And I learned that He wants to have conversations with me. How does it start, you ask? Simple, I was having trouble falling asleep one night. (And I call that a blessing in disguise).

Yes, the house was quiet, my husband was sawing logs and I laid there, thinking. I’m sure that demons like to pounce on a person then they have their guard down. I believe that’s how nightmares are born. Anyhow, that’s a whole other article. I would lay there and think, about bad memories. Replaying them, going over and mulling them in my mind. As time progressed, I became more agitated. Then I felt the tapping on my spiritual should. “Talk to me,” He whispered. I was shaken and came to realize that knowing God intimately was about to happen to me!

See Part III - Friend of God