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In Closer Than Your Skin, I tell authentic and
transparent stories about my unfolding discovery that God is real and
can be known. I write not as an authority, but as one sharing my notes
along the way.
Everywhere I go, I meet people who say they have
all the ingredients of their faith—they pray, attend church, read
the Bible, and give money to the poor. Yet, their cake isn’t baked
because they don’t know God. And what’s worse, they don’t know
what to do about it.
If Christianity is
all about restoring relationship with God, there must be more to
the story. Yet when you consider all the Christian books, tapes,
and programs on the market, the relational part of Christianity
seems sorely underdeveloped. Why tell others our faith is “not a
religion, but a relationship with God,” if we can’t unpack the
cliché? Honest seekers are left hanging.
Sensing the inklings of God’s presence and learning to
hear Him speak is like learning a new language—I started with the
written Word and gradually discerned the nuances of God’s voice. I found
Him surrounding me in the crises, but also the mundane events of my
life.
Soon, intimacy with God was no longer wishful thinking. He was
accessible, approachable and interested in making contact. I only had to
believe it was possible in the first place. After all, God tells each
and every person:
“You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your
heart. And I will be found by you.” (Jeremiah 29:13-14a)
My hope is that you will find God beckoning you beyond the familiar and
formulaic to experience Him for yourself. |
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