A Morning Prayer for God to Be Close to
By Lynette Kittle
“However as for me, it’s good to be close to God. I’ve made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I’ll inform of all Your deeds” – Psalm 73:28
Does it ever really feel like God is way away? Particularly when going by means of troublesome instances, the place it could look like God is trying the opposite approach. Nonetheless, God says in His Phrase that He attracts close to to us, however what does it imply for God to be close to? We hear it referred to in songs, learn it within the Bible, and listen to Christians talk about it, however will we expertise it in a sensible, on a regular basis residing type of approach? If not, how do we start? And the way do we all know when and if God is close to?
Asking God to Draw Close to
My husband’s favourite hymn is “Nearer, Nonetheless Nearer.” Its phrases are like a prayer, asking God to attract us nearer to Him. So is it as straightforward as singing a tune, asking God to attract close to, after which ready for Him to point out up? Or, are there methods we will put together our hearts prematurely for His nearness? James 4:8 describes the steps God offers us to attract close to to Him, and it begins with us making the trouble to attract close to first. “Come close to to God and He’ll come close to to you. Wash your arms, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
This primary step in our drawing close to to God additionally requires making ready ourselves beforehand for His nearness. The next are 3 ways to organize.
1. Wash our arms. To organize to attract close to to God, we’re advised to cease sinning. Which means if we’re actively selecting sin in our lives, we have to consciously cease sinning.
2. Purify our hearts. Preparation additionally includes the cleaning of our hearts by repenting of sin and asking God to cleanse us and purify our hearts.
3. Appropriate our mindset. Getting ready contains correcting our mindset, the place we select to consider God’s reality over the world’s reality. Psalm 145:18 assures us that “The Lord is close to to all who name on Him, to all who name on Him in reality.”
Believing God Comes Close to
Experiencing God’s nearness comes from believing His Phrase and that He needs to attract near us. Throughout a few of life’s hardest experiences, Psalm 34:18 tells us He’s close to. “The Lord is near the brokenhearted and saves those that are crushed in spirit.”
It additionally comes with apply, by making ready ourselves to attract close to to Him, in order that He’ll draw close to to us. After we do, we achieve the expertise of His presence and nearness in our lives.
In experiencing His nearness, we achieve an understanding of easy methods to supply His nearness to others, like He does to us. Throughout instances of struggling and grief, we might not know what to say or easy methods to act with others who’re going by means of it, however God trains us by means of His nearness and the way being close to somebody of their misery brings them consolation.
As 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 reminds us, “Reward be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our troubles, in order that we will consolation these in any hassle with the consolation we ourselves obtain from God.”
Why God’s Nearness Is Good for Us
God’s Phrase tells us that His nearness is sweet for us (Psalm 73:28) as a result of with His nearness, which is great in itself, we additionally obtain His goodness.
Psalm 65:4 describes how, “Blessed are these You select and convey close to to stay in Your courts! We’re full of the nice issues of Your home, of Your holy temple.”
Let’s pray:
Pricey Father,
Thanks that you just referred to as us to attract close to to You. Assist us take the steps to organize ourselves to expertise Your nearness. Lead us in washing our arms of sin, purifying our hearts, and correcting our mindsets to align and agree with Your reality. Assist us, O Lord, in pursuing Your nearness in order that we might obtain your goodness. Embolden us to increase Your nearness to these round us.
In Jesus’ title, amen.
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Lynette Kittle is married with 4 daughters. She enjoys writing about religion, marriage, parenting, relationships, and life. Her writing has been revealed by Concentrate on the Household, Resolution, Immediately’s Christian Lady, kirkcameron.com, Ungrind.org, StartMarriageRight.com, and extra. She has a M.A. in Communication from Regent College and serves as affiliate producer for Soul Verify TV.
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