Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodPurpose Driven Life - Developing Your Friendship with God
June 4th, 2008Previous | Next
You are as close as you choose to be to God
Must work to develop your friendship
Must choose to be honest
...about your faults and feelings
No one in the Bible was perfect:
- Abraham - allowed to question and challenge
- David - God patient during his accusations
- Job - allowed to vent his bitterness
- Moses - told God exactly how he felt
We may harbor resentment toward God
He wants you to hold back nothing about how you feel
Choose to obey
John 15:14 - You are my friends if you do what I command
We are not equals - We obey obey God because we love him
True friendship isn't passive; it acts
"Great things for God" - Great things come once in a lifetime; small things come everyday
Must choose to value what God values
What does God value the most? His lost children
Must desire a friendship with God more than anything
Longing, yearning, thirsting, hungering - that was David
Nothing matters more
NO: What is it worth to you?
NO: What cost is too much?
Problems are wake-up calls for you come back to him
