intentional growth

One thing I learned while being a student at IWU was to be intentional about growth.

Becoming intimate with God is always my responsibility and I need to acknowledge that every day. I make choices that affect the relationship I have with God. I either draw near to Him or I push Him away without recognizing that I am even doing it.

That needs to change.

Every moment that I spend reading His word and meditating on what it says, I am building a habit of being intentional about growth.

Discipline is not easy to develop rather it takes time and effort. I want and desire my relationship with God to be deep and intimate which doesn't happen magically.

I must be intentional about devotions, journaling, and praying. With time, I build up an intimate relationship with God that affects my whole life. And this question dominates my life: when does God not want to be intimate with me?

In the core of who I am there is a cry for intimacy with Him that far outweighs everything else. And when I am intentional about spending time with Him, that brings glory to Him which satisfies my soul.