Quotes about Intimacy
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
— Teresa of Avila
I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.
— William Temple
Think how our lives might be different if we became people with whom Christ could share the deep things of God.
— Beth Moore
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.
— Oswald Chambers
To the degree you have experienced intimacy with God, you won't be afraid of death because you're experiencing the first tastes and promises of heaven in this world.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
People who don't know the true character of God - who don't believe He is merciful, gracious and slow to anger - can never have a close, personal, intimate relationship with Him.
— Joyce Meyer
People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
— Charles Swindoll
In the presence of God, nothing stands between Him and us - we are forgiven. But we cannot feel His presence if anything is allowed to stand between ourselves and others.
— Dag Hammarskjold
The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it.
— Oswald Chambers
You can't fake it when you're alone with God, you know.
— Jim Bakker
Most Christians are satisfied living as common Christians, without an insatiable hunger for the deeper things of God.
— AW Tozer