7 ways to build a more intimate relationship with god in the new year

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About This Episode God has always pursued a relationship with His people. When He heard their cries in Egypt, He sent Moses with a promise: I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God. In this episode, Aaron and Jennifer Smith share seven ways to build a more intimate relationship with God, grounded in His character as the One who walked with Enoch and tore the temple veil to let us in. They cover sharing your fears and burdens, thanksgiving, seeking His will, true repentance, faithfulness, trust, and worship as a lifestyle of surrender, and show how each practice mirrors the intimacy you build with your spouse. They close with a prayer for couples to draw closer to God together.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode God pursues relationship — from the Exodus to Enoch to the torn temple veil 1. Share your fears, hurts, and burdens — making yourself known to God 2. Show appreciation and thanksgiving — the antidote to discontentment and indifference 3. Ask what He wants — seeking His will like David, a man after God's heart 4. Repentance — true change, not just an apology, builds trust and intimacy 5. Be faithful and show up — our devotion rests on His faithfulness, not ours 6. Know Him and trust Him — taking time in His word and saying yes when He calls you out of comfort 7. Worship and praise — a lifestyle and heart posture of surrender Don't compare — why outward works and other people's journeys aren't the measure

Scripture Referenced Exodus 6:7 Psalm 139:23 Psalm 100:4 Matthew 27:50-51 Acts 13:22 Romans 2:4 Proverbs 20:6 Acts 11:23 2 Timothy 2:13 Psalm 37:5 Romans 11:33 Job 1:20 Revelation 3:20

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