"TO FIND A MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD -- PART 1

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"TO FIND A MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD"


Part 1


~ L. D. Oxford


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Dear Father, my prayer today is that everyone who reads and follows this prayer, will gain a hunger and thirst to seek after you, so that they may become intimate with you in the way that you desire through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.


For it is out of that intimacy and Love for you that your people will find the ultimate destinies that you have for their lives. Because you first loved us, we can also love you in the most awesome way. And out of that intimacy, all true ministry will flow so that what you desire to do on this earth will be accomplished in the endtime harvest.


Also, I speak Restoration and Healing over every hurting person here, seeking after more of you. Also, speaking the blessing of the Lord over every forum and person on the e-lists and websites, and for the entire Body of believers who would cross our paths.


I thankyou Lord that your anointing is always here to meet the needs of every person.... and it's all because of your wonderful Love. In the name of Jesus Christ! So be it always! - L.D. Oxford


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"EACH ONE OF GOD'S PEOPLE ARE CALLED BY HIM, TO SEEK HIS FACE"


David said in the Psalms: "When you said, 'seek My face,' My heart said to you, 'Your face, Lord, I will seek.'" ~ Psalms 27:8


"WE RECEIVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S GLORY THROUGH BEHOLDING THE FACE OF JESUS CHRIST."SEE 2 COR. 4:6


"For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."


"HOW SHOULD WE SEEK HIS FACE?"I WILL LIST A FEW WAYS TO GET STARTED BELOW:


Give God the time in your life that He so rightly deserves. Spend time with Him in your devotional life and in prayer. Get alone with Him. Make Him an important priority in your life. Spend enough time with Him, so that it will become a life-style for you.


Wait upon Him until His presence flows in you, and you have that divine release of His power to refresh your life. Love, worship and adore him during those times with Him. Talk to Him, and also take the time to listen. Study the Word of God until it becomes alive in you, and a part of you. It will renew your mind and refresh your spirit man.


REMEMBER: ISAIAH 40:31:


But those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faith.


Also, Psalms 37:7, 9 says,


"For evil doers shall be cut off, But those who wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth."


Martin Luther was known for his devotion to God and for spending much time with the Lord on a daily basis. Once he said, and I quote: "I had so much to do today, that I had to wake up three hours earlier to pray."


That is something that the Lord taught me since a early age, and I had not always been consistant with it, but It grew on me over the years, and now it has become a life-style for myself, as well. Don't ever get so busy, that you don't have any time left for God.


There are even, ministers out there who are so locked into ministry, that God has been pushed out of the picture, and then, ministry can become focused too much on things, instead of the Lord Himself.


Most people try to fit God into their schedules, when they need to fit more into His schedule. When everything else becomes more important than God, then we can miss the whole reason for why we are living. Our living should be for Him, and not to just give Him a small piece of our lives. He wants all of it.


Cast all of your cares upon Him, and He will sustain your life and keep you on a strong foundation, when you choose to trust Him with your lives.


SEE PSALMS 55:22 -


Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.


Also, Philippians 4:6,7 -


"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."


"CHRIST'S INVITATION TO BRING ALL OF YOUR HEAVY BURDENS TO HIM" FOUND IN MATTHEW 11:28-30 -


"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and My burden is light."


Sometimes, it can be difficult and there are distractions to getting into that place of prayer. And sometimes it can be hard to concentrate, when our minds are filled with so much that may be going on in our lives. And the Lord does understand what we all go through.


But, we should not allow those distractions and upheavals to keep us from spending time with the Lord, and should work on dealing with the distractions and allowing God to take the first places in our lives.


When we do this, then He will bring the proper balance in our lives, and we will find more of our security in Him when this is done. He does not want any of us to put our security in the world, or in the ways of the world, or in things. Because all of those things are temporary in this life.


He wants us to put our security in Him and to store up those eternal things in our lives that will never pass away. God is eternal, His Word is eternal and our lives are eternal with Him, when we are anchored in Him.


Therefore, we have a bright future ahead with the Lord. That is something that the world system, people influence, or the devil cannot do for any of us.


If you do not have a good, photographic memory, then it is a good and helpful thing, to write a journal of your day to day life with the Lord. And it is also good to write down your prayer needs and the other things that concern your life. Then, keep it nearby, when you go before the Lord.


And when you go to Him in prayer, remember that you are not just going to God to give Him your list of things that you need Him to do for you. But you are going to come into His presence firstly, because you love Him, adore Him, and desire to worship Him from the heart.


Yet, the Lord still wants your prayer list too, because He cares about your needs. But when we seek Him first, love Him first, worship Him first, then you will begin to see, that the Lord will step in and begin to answer your prayers, more and more. Thats not to say that we won't still go through tough times, tribulations, or sometimes losses, which we all do.


But, it does mean that the outcome is in God's hands entirely, and He is the fulfiller of all things, which includes the things that He knows that we have need of. When we do the possible things that we know we should do, then, God steps in and will do the impossible. He has proven Himself many times over, throughout my entire life, so i know this to be true for a fact.


REMEMBER THIS:


Matthew 6: 33, But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.


Also, Romans 14:17-- For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteous, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Jesus said in Luke 17:21, Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! For behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.


The Lord compels all of His people who are called by His name, to seek after Him, to seek His face, to seek after His righteousness, to dwell in His presence, with the Kingdom of God, which is in you. So, He establishes His Kingdom in our hearts.


And, the Apostle Paul said, that the Kingdom of God was righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. So this is where we need to be with Him. Are you experiencing this in your life right now? If not, then it is time to make some changes.


LEARN TO PRAY THE WORD:


(After you spend quality time just loving the Lord, worshipping and adoring Him, and talking to Him)


"JUST TAKE SOME SCRIPTURES, PRAYERS AND PROMISES FROM THE WORD. AND PUT YOUR OWN NAME IN THEM, AND MAKE THEM A PART OF YOUR PRAYERS TO GOD."


Take a few scriptures during your devotional time with the Lord, and then direct those scriptures as a prayer back to God. It is very simple to do. Then, just pray whatever prayer that arises out of your heart. And it works.


Then, always take the time to get quiet before the Lord also, and to listen for His voice. If you will get into the cycle of doing this, you will not only grow in the Word and prayer, but your life will be transformed when the Word becomes alive in you. And as you spend more and more time with the Lord, then you will grow more and more intimate with Him.



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