0829親密關係預備你進入事奉
與我的親密關係，是事奉的先決條件——也是生命中一切其他事情的根基。你與我的關係，會在事奉中自然流露出來。除非你裡面被【我的聖靈】大大充滿，否則你就會依靠自己的力量和知識去與人接觸。我有一條更好的道路——我聖靈的道路，恩典的道路：與我如此親近，以至於你只做我所指示你的事，只說我所指示你的話。
將自己投入我愛的海洋，把自己浸泡在我的同在里，無論你去到哪裡，都會散發出我的愛。當你背起自己的十字架，並捨棄私心，建立與我更深的親密時，我的大能便透過你運行。當你把我們的關係放在首位時，事奉將會成為自然的回應；當你愛我，你也會愛別人；當你與我合一，你就會感受到我對周圍人的憐憫。不要讓你的恐懼、態度或觀點阻礙我們之間神聖的夥伴關係，只需將你的意志投入神聖激情的火焰中，我必潔凈你所做的一切。
從你內心最深處正流出我聖靈的豐盛，永不使人失望。你的子宮裡正孕育着豐收的麥子；他們是藉着你傳授的純潔所養育的兒女。你已經變得多麼恩慈！——雅歌 7:2–3
0829 Intimacy prepares you for ministry
Intimacy with me is the precursor for ministry–the very foundation for everything else in life. Out of your relationship with me, ministry flows. Unless you are overflowing, you will depend on your own strength and knowledge to reach others. I have a better way–the way of my Spirit, the way of grace: to be so close to me that you only do and say what I show you.
Plunge yourself into the ocean of my love. Saturate yourself in my presence, and you will drip with my love everywhere you go. When you take up your cross and sacrifice your selfishness for greater intimacy, I move through you mightily. When you make our relationship the priority, ministry will be the natural response. When you love me, you will love others. When you are one with me, you will feel my compassion for the people around you. Don’t let your fears, attitudes, or opinions get in the way of our holy partnership. Simply submerge your will in the fires of divine passion, and I will purify all that you do.
Out of your innermost being is flowing the fullness of my Spirit–never failing to satisfy. Within your womb there is a birthing of harvest wheat; they are the sons and daughters nurtured by the purity you impart. How gracious you have become! –SONG OF SONGS 7:2-3