Spiritual Intimacy
The title of this book is: Spiritual Intimacy: The Essence of Closeness to God. This book is about how to enhance personal Spiritual Intimacy with God. Throughout the full duration of the course, our primary emphasis is placed on drawing closer to Christ and enjoying an intimate relationship with Him. When we desire close contact with God to enjoy Spiritual Intimacy with him, we must allow Him to transform us. Spiritual Intimacy is about being aware of God’s eternal presence and basking unabashedly in Him. It is about applying divine knowledge gained through interaction with God on a continuing basis. This intimate relationship with God leads to the pursuit of a life style that is principle-centered. This lifestyle is underscored by our passion for growing in the character of Christ. Those who grow in Spiritual Intimacy gain higher spiritual awareness and their Center of Inner Being attains sustained illumination in the knowledge of Christ. Spiritual Intimacy places the spiritual seeker in a better position to absorb the warmth of divine inspiration, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Those who grow in Spiritual Intimacy find it easier to show unconditional love, grace, compassion, forgiveness, caring, honesty, integrity, and humility. They practice responsibility and accountability as a result of their being in God’s presence and enjoying divine illumination, transformation, and inspiration. Spiritual transformation happens in our moments of practicing the spiritual disciplines of Meditation, Prayer, and Fasting. We yield our Center of Inner Being to the Holy Spirit in unqualified humility, surrender, and obedience. Although the spiritual disciplines of Meditation, Prayer, and Fasting provide relevant methods for a spiritual seeker to develop Spiritual Intimacy with God, they are not easy or convenient for most people to practice habitually and thereby grow. It is imperative to understand the value of each of these spiritual disciplines and their significance to personal advancement in intimate relationship with God. The primary objective of our spiritual journey is to grow in awareness, enlightenment, and illumination. Being in God’s presence strengthens our spiritual senses to perceive His glory, majesty, authority, and power. Spiritual Intimacy enhances our awareness of the existence of God and His eternal presence in the cosmos. We become more keenly aware of His purpose for the universe and our individual roles in it. Our knowledge of these realities requires that we assist each other to prepare for this lifelong spiritual journey. Together we attain greater heights in the quality of our individual as well as corporate Spiritual Intimacy with God. We provide each other guidance to draw closer to God through the diligent practice of the spiritual disciplines. The primary purpose of this course is to assist each other to prepare for the lifelong spiritual journey through which we attain greater heights in Spiritual Intimacy with God. Working together through this course, we will provide each other guidance as to how we can draw closer to God by practicing diligently the spiritual disciplines. The key and most common biblical concepts that form the core of this book include:
The Spiritual Disciplines I: Meditation
The Spiritual Disciplines II: Prayer
The Spiritual Disciplines III: Fasting
The Spiritual Disciplines IV: The Essence of Closeness to God
Our focus throughout the ten weeks is personal advancement in Spiritual Intimacy with God.
Contents
1. Introduction
2.Spiritual Intimacy and the Quality of the Center of Inner Being
3.Engaging in Spiritual Disciplines: Digging Deeper Into the Spiritual Treasury Chest
4.Forming Spiritual Intimacy I: Practicing the Discipline of Meditation
5.Practicing the Spiritual Discipline of Meditation: Spiritual Encounters and the Commitment to a Productive Relationship with God
6.Forming Spiritual Intimacy II: Practicing the Discipline of Prayer
7.Forming Spiritual Intimacy III: Practicing the Discipline of Fasting
8.Advancing in the Quality of Spiritual Intimacy: Some Signs of a Growing Desire for Spiritual Intimacy
9.Hindrances to the Spiritual Intimacy Formation Process
10.Pruning in the Life of the Seeker of Spiritual Intimacy
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