068. Choose Intimacy Now and Unlock Power

In this message, we discuss the importance and power of intimacy.

Here is an outline related to the material:
• Would you say your family of origin was/is intimate?
• Do you know how to increase intimacy in your life?

Self-Discovery:
• We must choose to continually Grow & Learn
• Our Stories need to be updated – for intimacy to grow
• God reveals Himself to us … 
 … and ourselves to us
• His Light helps us get free to draw closer
 His Light shines on the good and bad things
• Intimacy involves shared experience and understanding.  If you don’t 
        know yourself – if you don’t experience yourself – if you don’t like 
       yourself, you cannot have intimacy w/ God / others
• Discover Yourself – through Module 1 … do the module WITH GOD

Disclosure
• Self-Discovery without sharing is not intimacy
• Learn to share who you are with God – shared and agreed, perspectives
 “Say it, Pray it” – the clearer, more precise and specific, the better!
• Learn to share who you are – appropriately – with others
 Spouse, Family, Friends, Workmates
 “Say” and “Live” who you are

Vulnerability
• Transparency vs Vulnerability 
 Vulnerability includes entrusting ourselves to others (risk)
        to experience response, care, and support
 Transparency can be honest sharing, but remains self-protecting
 It helps people understand you (or know about you), but it doesn’t 
        increase intimacy

Self-Control
• We must take responsibility for our lives to aim and invest our lives [and 
       change and grow]
• With the help of the Holy Spirit, we break through strongholds and create
        new life patterns.
• Lack of self-control can be passive, blaming others, or circumstances, or
        oneself for why we aren’t growing and investing.
• In the Curriculum, this relates to Roles, Purpose, Rule of Life, Pruning 
        and Strategic Planning

APPLICATION:
• Are you willing to take responsibility to develop intimate and loving
        relationships?
• What are your next steps?

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