Stuff That Stuck Out:
- Knowing and loving God is our greatest privilege, and being known and loved is God's greatest pleasure.
- There are six secrets of friendship with God (2 today, 4 tomorrow.)
- Become a best friend of God through constant conversation.
- He wants to be included in every activity, every conversation, every problem, and even every thought. You can carry on a continuous, open-ended conversation with him throughout your day, talking with him about whatever you are doing or thinking at that moment.
- Everything you do can be "spending time with God" if he is invited to be a part of it and you stay aware of his presence.
- Practicing the presence of God is a skill, a habit you can develop.
- We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good. Your goal is not a feeling, but a continual awareness of the reality that God is always present.
- Become a best friend of God through continual meditation.
- A second way to establish a friendship with God is by thinking about his Word throughout your day.
- Meditation is often misunderstood as some difficult, mysterious ritual practiced by isolated monks and mystics. But meditation is simply focused thinking--a skill anyone can learn and use anywhere.
- When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your mind, that's meditation.
- Friend's share secrets, and God will share his secrets with you if you develop the habit of thinking about his Word throughout the day.
- Prayer lets you speak to God; meditation lets God speak to you. Both are essential to becoming a friend of God.
Verse To Remember: "Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him." Psalm 25:14a (LB)
Question To Consider: What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to him more often throughout the day?
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