Four Circles Of Intimacy With God (You're As Close To God As YOU Want To Be)
Four Circles Of Intimacy- It is a well known fact that some Christians seem to experience a much closer intimacy with God than others. They appear to enjoy a reverent familiarity with Him that is foreign to many of us. Is it a matter of favoritism on the part of God? Or do such people qualify in some way for that desirable intimacy? Frances Havergal envisioned such a life of deepening intimacy: And closer yet, and closer the golden bonds shall be Enlinking all who love our Lord in pure serenity; And wider yet, and wider shall the circling glory glow As more and more are taught of God, that mighty love to know. Are there secrets we may discover that would admit us to a similar intimacy? Both Scripture and experience teach that it is we, not God, who determines the degree of intimacy with Him that we enjoy. We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to know a deeper intimacy,...