Intimacy and Worth

It is from the open hand of God’s tender mercy that our self-esteem is fashioned. It is Him who gives us dignity and worth. If we allow ourselves to be dignified and elevated by the world, we are in danger of developing a distorted self-concept and fragile self-esteem. The world does not offer constancy of affection.

As Christians, we are given dignity not only because we are now cleansed by the blood of Christ and stand new, but because we can now fully realize the original purpose of mankind —to live eternally in sweet, intimate fellowship with our Creator.

If we allow our achievements or our culture or our traditions or our works to dignify us, then we miss it. We miss the blessing, and we miss the intimacy that only comes from being built up and restored by the One who made you.

Intimacy with God is to live daily in His presence, to yearn for His word so that it becomes impossible to exist without it. Intimacy is to acknowledge God for who He is. Intimacy is to desire service at an ever increasing level.

Intimacy is to experience a fulfillment spiritually, personally, creatively, intellectually, emotionally as an individual and as a woman or a man.

Intimacy is to be no longer satisfied to exist on the surface, but to consistently dive deeper and deeper into your relationship with the Lord.

Intimacy is to allow the Spirit into your inner man to cleanse you from your secret sin, to release you from your life-controlling strongholds, to fill you with sustaining peace, and to inhabit you in increasing measure forever.

Intimacy with God is hope fulfilled, passion expressed, and joy unleashed.