A Desire So Strong Ministries

Preface

On one particular day that Marian, an associate minister and very dear friend of mine, and I were in deep conversation about the ways and wonders of God, she shared with me a deep concern. While watching a television ministry, Marian was taken aback when the preacher said, “I have a problem with people who proclaim to have long conversations with God!” The preacher went on to say that God is a God of little words — that He only speaks one or two words, and does not have long drawn-out conversations. Those words made me wonder about the God this preacher served.

Indeed, throughout the study of God in the Bible, we find God to be a God of many words. God does talk using full sentences. He is more than a one- or two-word God. There are times when God can speak just one word — that word being so powerful it shakes your spirit. The reason one word can move you in this awesome way is because prior to that spoken word, you and God had already engaged in related discussions.

The word “go” doesn't move me to act if I don't know where I'm supposed to go; neither does the word “stop” move me to discontinue an action if I don't know what I'm supposed to stop doing. God doesn't just want to talk — He wants to be an active participant in the lives of people. A very strong desire of God is to have intimacy with man.

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• A Desire So Strong — by Joyce Watford Montague (Amazon)
• Chapter 1: Good Morning Lord