But
when you pray, go into your [most] private room, and, closing the door, pray to
your Father, Who is in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward
you in the open (Matthew
6:6- Amplified).
This most private room Jesus mentioned here
is a bedchamber. It’s a place of intimacy between husband and wife. It’s a
place where no one else is invited. It’s a place that is secure from intrusion.
The Father wants to develop an intimate
relationship with each one of His children. He wants each of us to find that
private place of meeting with Him where we can bear our heart to Him and share
our deepest secrets. He wants to develop a closeness with us that affects the
whole of life.
Many believers find this private place with
the Father intimidating. They’ve not been raised in an environment that allows
them to really bear their heart. Relationships are casual and surface.
It takes time to become comfortable enough
with someone to be able to share the intimate secrets of your heart with them.
The father wants this kind of relationship with us. It’s a branch-vine
relationship. It’s life-freeing and life-producing.
To begin this private room experience with the Father, find a place free from
intrusion where no one will interrupt you. Then read Psalm 139. Realize that
the Father loves you as much as He loves Jesus! He knows every thought,
purpose, motive, intent, desire, need, and want in your life. He sees
everything about you. He is absolute love and wants the best for you. He is
longing for you to open your heart to Him.
Talk to Him about the things that bother
you. Tell Him everything; the good, the bad, and the ugly. He already knows.
But He wants you to submit your needs to Him in simple faith. When you do this,
it gives Him permission to help you, and it will free you from life’s intense
pressures that build up inside. It’s this acknowledging
Him in all your ways (Proverbs 3: 4-5) that allows Him to move on your
behalf.
Intimacy with the Father makes us care free
and worry free, and keeps stress from building up inside. Most of our mental,
emotional, and physical problems are stress related. Personal intimacy with the
Father is His answer to human stress.
The Father has a longing to be close to you
today. Go find Him in the private room.
0 comments:
Post a Comment