in2meC

The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. ~ Genesis 2:25

We all long for intimacy, but are often afraid of in2meC.  We are afraid to stand face to face and “naked”—totally open in every area—before the One who created us.  And why?  Because the world taught us to be afraid and ashamed.  He calls out to us to share with Him our secrets, our desires, our needs…but we don’t.  We look at Him and think, “I can’t.  I’ve messed up. I’m not worthy.  He would never really want to give me the desires of my heart.”  I remember several years ago a friend said to me, “God wants to know your desires.  Tell Him.”  I said that I couldn’t. I was afraid. What if He didn’t want to give me my desires…what would I do then?  I’d be devastated.  Lovingly, my friend said, “He placed those desires inside your heart.  Now He wants to share them with you and make your dreams come true.  But you need to share them with Him so He can reveal them to you.”  I hesitated.  And then began to cry and said aloud the desires of my heart.  My friend looked at me and smiled and said that I’d moved one step closer toward an intimate relationship with my Father and that He longs to share this kind of open relationship with me.

In what areas of your life are you “fully clothed” before your heavenly Father?  He wants you to shed your fears and the lies that you are not worthy.  He loves you and longs to share life with you.  He longs for a relationship that is in2meC and is not ashamed.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. ~ Isaiah 61:1-3