Quotes about Intimacy
Dear Jesus, more than anything else, I want to get to know you intimately.
— Rick Warren
The essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves. Men, in particular, often don't understand this. Many have said to me, "I don't understand my wife and kids. I provide everything they need. What more could they want?" They want you! Your eyes, your ears, your time, your attention, your presence, your focus
— Rick Warren
This is a God who is not identified with the help of a dictionary but through a relationship.
— Kathleen Norris
A ministry of power must be the fruit of a holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord.
— Horatius Bonar
A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.
— Leonard Ravenhill
Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all.
— DL Moody
The secret of praying is praying in secret.
— Leonard Ravenhill
You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.
— Brother Lawrence
We pray not to inform God or instruct Him but to beseech Him closely, to be made intimate with Him, by continuance in supplication; to be humbled; to be reminded of our sins.
— St. John Chrysostom
The primary purpose of prayer is not to get something, but to know Someone.
— David Platt
Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I tell Him what I know He knows in order that I may get to know it as He does.
— Oswald Chambers
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
— Teresa of Avila