So we're talking about experiencing God, the secret place, the inner life.
You really enjoy spending time with the Lord don't you?
Where would you rank that among all of the activities of your life?
5 or 6?
Number 1.
Now, I think for a lot of people that sounds strange.
Xbox is number one 1 or eating is number one or playing golf or something is number one.
You're saying time alone with Jesus in the secret place is number one?
What is your secret?
How does a person come to enjoy spending time in the presence of God rather than it being
some kind of religious duty or drudgery?
You asked me the secret...the secret is the Holy Spirit.
You know what, if there is something that shouldn't be a secret in the church, it should
not be Him.
Let me ask the question like this.
If a person is struggling in that area...what do they need to do differently to enjoy their
times of fellowship with the Lord.
I would take everything you have been doing and throw it out the window and simplify the
thing.
Do what Jesus did.
Go in your room and shut the door, then what?
Wait on Him.
Relinquish your ability to do anything and sit there with Him.
Say something like this...it doesn't have to be verbatim.
"Holy Spirit, you know Jesus better than I do.
And you love Him more than I do.
Help me know Him.
Teach me to pray.
Pray through me" In fact, remember when the disciples came to the Lord, they said, teach
us to pray.
John taught his disciples to pray and the Lord instantly answered.
Think about that!
He didn't say, "okay I'll tell you what, you go on a 40 day fast, I want you to go to this
conference, no...He said, you want to learn how to pray?
Here is your answer."
When you pray, say.
What He's introducing there is the fact that prayer...praying and saying are different.
What I'm trying to say is this.
Ask the Holy Spirit to birth His desires in you for Jesus.
And then from that position, just talk to Him.
It's that simple.
Create this dialogue.
Make it as child-like as possible.
You might feel too simple.
You're advancing.
If you feel too simple it's because you're advancing.
You'll come to the place where His reality is a little more real than it was the day
before.
What I can promise you is this.
However much time you give to the Lord, He will reward you with a much greater measure
of Himself.
Have you ever met anyone who has experienced Jesus and said, "Man, that experience was
great, but gosh I waited for 8 minutes before..."
The price seems to disappear when Jesus shows up.
Just be with Him.