Lesson 10: God Is Personal Every Moment

If we realize that God is Personal, then the fourth way we will not pray to Him is by a shot in the dark. For instance, what if I were to come home and talk to my wife like this:

"Oh, Brandie, if only I could be with you. I miss you and want to be near to you. Oh, I hope you hear these cries of mine. Please come and be near me. If only I could feel your presence again!”

Now that was silly! But how sillier is it when we do that in prayer to God? Have we forgotten that He is right here with us? Have we forgotten that God is Personal?

But you might ask, “Does knowing something as basic as God is Personal really help ease the pain and suffering in the hearts of people worldwide?" Tell me if it is important to pay attention to your surroundings by what happened to the men in this story:

"The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. The mouth of it is 90 miles across. In fact, so much water comes from the Amazon that its currents can be detected 200 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean.

 And what is ironic is that in ancient times many sailors would get caught in windless waters of the South Atlantic and would begin to drift helplessly and start dying of thirst.

 But sometimes other ships from South America who knew the area would come alongside and call out, 'What is your problem?’

And the other ships new to the area would exclaim, 'Can you spare us some water? Our sailors are dying of thirst.'

And from the other ship would come the cry, ‘Just lower your buckets. You are in the mouth of the mighty Amazon River. You are surrounded by fresh water."'


How sad it was that sailors of long ago actually died of thirst even though they were completely surrounded by fresh water. I tell you that it is not any sadder than many Christians today who are spiritually dying of thirst because they refuse to recognize that God, the Fountain of Living Water, completely surrounds us and if we would only drop our buckets of prayer to Him, He would instantly water our dry and dusty souls! People of God, when we get saved, God is not afar off hidden in some ivory castle. No! He is with us wherever we go! God is Personal.

And this is the awesome message we get to tell the nations: "God not only exists, but through Jesus Christ people really can have an intimate, personal relationship with the Creator of the universe!" I assure you, if the world is ever going to believe our message, then we must stop acting like practical atheists. We must begin demonstrating by our lips as well as our lives that God is Personal!

* How does knowing God is paying personal attention to you change how you see your circumstances?