So let's talk about this concept of the fear of the Lord. Fear is an unhealthy thing when we're talking about relationships. It is a good thing to fear or respect a camp fire or a bottle of propane, but it is not helpful in the context of relationships, especially where emotional intimacy is involved. You could not freely enjoy an intimate relationship with your spouse if you were afraid or feared them, could you? It's impossible! Intimacy requires trust, which is the polar opposite of fear. Fear makes it impossible to trust; therefore it's like throwing ice water on intimacy, because intimacy is built on trust.
You see, our relationship with God ought to be very intimate; the problem is, many of us don't even know what that means or looks like. You can't be in an intimate relationship with God and not have your life turned upside down, and frankly, many Christians have not yet had their lives turned upside down!
Many teach that the fear of the Lord is a respect and reverence of Him, but that teaching can quickly turn religious and cause us to feel like He's so high and lofty that He's almost unapproachable. Again, this kind of thinking is what wages war against our intimacy with our loving heavenly Father. You see, God is very approachable, and desires personal intimacy with us. He put His Spirit within us that cries out Abba Father! Approaching God should not feel like you're standing beside a sky scraper, it should feel more like having fellowship with a best friend.
Prayer.
There are no times that we are okay without prayer.
There are no times that we are safe without prayer.
There are no times that we can withstand temptation without prayer.
There are no times that God’s kingdom will advance without prayer.
Quote:
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa
Power of God:
Our faith is not in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Charles Spurgeon said: The power that in the Gospel does not lie in the eloquence of the preacher, otherwise men would be the converters of souls, nor does it lie in the preacher’s learning, otherwise it would consist in the wisdom of men. We might preach until our tongues rotted, till we would exhaust our lungs and die, but never a soul would.
You see, our relationship with God ought to be very intimate; the problem is, many of us don't even know what that means or looks like. You can't be in an intimate relationship with God and not have your life turned upside down, and frankly, many Christians have not yet had their lives turned upside down!
Many teach that the fear of the Lord is a respect and reverence of Him, but that teaching can quickly turn religious and cause us to feel like He's so high and lofty that He's almost unapproachable. Again, this kind of thinking is what wages war against our intimacy with our loving heavenly Father. You see, God is very approachable, and desires personal intimacy with us. He put His Spirit within us that cries out Abba Father! Approaching God should not feel like you're standing beside a sky scraper, it should feel more like having fellowship with a best friend.
Prayer.
There are no times that we are okay without prayer.
There are no times that we are safe without prayer.
There are no times that we can withstand temptation without prayer.
There are no times that God’s kingdom will advance without prayer.
Quote:
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. - Mother Teresa
Power of God:
Our faith is not in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Charles Spurgeon said: The power that in the Gospel does not lie in the eloquence of the preacher, otherwise men would be the converters of souls, nor does it lie in the preacher’s learning, otherwise it would consist in the wisdom of men. We might preach until our tongues rotted, till we would exhaust our lungs and die, but never a soul would.
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