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Devotional – Maintaining Intimacy with God in Busy Seasons · Divine515 Podcast

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  Welcome to the divine five one five pod
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  podcast. Here is this week's devotional.
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  Hello, and welcome to divine five one five.
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  Today
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  ends our series
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  of building stronger relationships
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  by talking about how to maintain intimacy with
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  God in busy seasons.
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  I wanna start the conversation
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  by addressing how busyness doesn't destroy relationships overnight,
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  but rather it slowly replaces intimacy with routine.
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  Remaining requires intention,
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  especially
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  in everyday life.
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  Intimacy with God doesn't just
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  happen because we believe in him.
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  It grows because we choose to stay connected.
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  And our key scripture today, John fifteen and
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  four,
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  scripture says to remain in me. This is
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  Jesus
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  expressing
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  the strategy
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  on the ultimate connection.
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  He says no branch can bear fruit by
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  itself,
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  but you must remain
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  in me.
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  That isn't just a spiritual
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  metaphor.
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  It's actually
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  a daily reality.
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  When we rush through mornings without pausing,
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  react to stress without praying,
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  or making decisions
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  without seeking him,
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  we start to feel the dryness.
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  It's where we
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  respond
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  in crisis mode
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  instead of faith mode.
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  Not because God moved,
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  but because we did.
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  Intimacy with God looks practical.
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  It's whispering a prayer while driving to work.
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  It's
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  pausing before responding in frustration.
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  It's thanking him while folding the laundry.
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  It's asking for wisdom before sending
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  that difficult text.
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  James four eight
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  reminds us to draw near to God, and
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  he will draw near to us.
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  That drawing
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  near doesn't require a perfect setting.
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  It's always the perfect opportunity
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  because it requires
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  a willing heart.
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  Life is full of busy seasons,
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  but it should never
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  cause us to eliminate
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  intimacy.
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  Those moments
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  test our intentionality.
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  Even
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  short, sincere prayers throughout the day keep our
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  hearts aligned.
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  When we remain connected,
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  the fruit Jesus promised,
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  peace,
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  patience,
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  and gentleness
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  begins to show up naturally in our tone,
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  our relationships,
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  and our decisions.
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  But when we disconnect,
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  even temporarily,
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  we experience
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  feeling unsettled
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  because we were never designed to function
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  apart from the vine.
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  The secret to thriving in everyday life isn't
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  doing more.
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  It's staying rooted.
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  Connection with God fuels
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  everything else.
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  Let's pray.
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  Heavenly father,
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  help me remain in you when life feels
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  full.
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  Keep my heart anchored in your presence.
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  Let prayer sustain
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  my intimacy
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  with you,
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  and I will give you the honor, the
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  glory, and the praise
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  in Jesus' name.
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  If this March series
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  is strengthening your walk, your relationships
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  with others and with God,
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  take ten seconds right now and hit follow
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  divine five one five so you never miss
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  what's coming up next.
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  And if this episode encourages you, share it
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  with someone
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  because growth multiplies
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  when we invite others.
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  And remember,
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  regardless of what you're going through,
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  there's always room at the throne.