Experiencing Spiritual Intimacy

For Christmas Heather bought me 4 bible study with a bible to go with them. In each book they have 12 weeks of bible study. Each week I'm going to start studying a different chapter so I can get closer to God and his word. Please y'all pray for me, as I go through these bible study and so I can get closer and more intimacy with God.

The first bible study book that I started is Experiencing Spiritual Intimacy. I'm on

Chapter 1. Knowing God

"And this is Eternal Life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." John 17:3

Alot of people (including myself) think they really know who God really is, but just when we think we have figure God figured out, something unexpected happens us to our foundation.

God is big, bigger than anything, just like Job 36:26 "Behold, God is great, and we do not know him; nor can the number of his years be discovered."

There is alot of information on the starting place for a relationship b/w God and myself. Here are some good scriptures to build a relationship with God.

Exodus 8:10

Deuteronomy 4:35

Deuteronomy 4:39

Psalm 46:10

Psalm 100:3

It also explains the precious gift that God give to us in Jeremiah 24:7- "Then I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God"

That we came to know our God 1 John 5:19-20, and how to get to know a God who is unknowable in 1 Cor. 2:10- " God has revealed them to us through his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, he deep things of God."

It goes on to say that God surprises you and me for the better and for the worse so we can open our eyes and adjust our perceptions of who God is and what he is doing. Wow that is so true, I think it was was meant for Heather to give me this book during this time that me and my family is going through. God knows what he is doing (hes the unknowing) He put this trial in front of me to test me to see if I really know who God is. Praise God!!

I know sometime we're proud-accomplishment, some talent, some characteristic, our personality and just glad that you are you but Jeremiah 9:24 say we should be proud, boast about, or glory in Lord-"Let him glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight."

I'm know y'all probably didn't want to know my bible study but I'm excited to get closer to God and want to share the new Scriptures that I learned to have a spiritual intimacy with God.

Oh at the end of each bible study to have a Trinket (treasure, souvenir, kinda like a reminder of different lessons shared.) Well my Trinket is a walking stick its a reminder that our Christian walk gives us the chance to know God. To lean on as we travel to God's continued goodness trails. As we explore new paths, and for landmarks of our spiritual walk.

I really hope that anyone reads this will get something out of it like I did. I hope that everyone would want a Spiritual Intimacy and try to really know who God is to have close bond with him. I 'm going to try to update each week as I go through these different bible studies and I hope that all of y'all will follow along with me.