Talking with God: Ingredients for Intimacy

About this episode

The episode discusses how prayer is a relationship rather than a responsibility, using Jesus' example to illustrate the importance of intimacy in communication with God.

When we look at the life of Jesus, we see that prayer wasn’t a responsibility to be pushed into for Him; it was a relationship to be pulled into. It was in prayer where He found rest, strength, and direction, and where He experienced the Father’s love most deeply. In Matthew 6:5-8, Jesus offers some straightforward advice on how to pray like He did. 1. Pray systematically – carve out time. Deep, satisfying relationships are a function of time spent together. The same ...

People in this episode

Host: Dave DeSelm

Topics covered

• prayer
• relationship with God
• spiritual intimacy
• Christian teachings
• personal growth

Keywords

• prayer
• Jesus
• intimacy
• relationship
• spirituality
• Matthew 6:5-8
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 6:5-8

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