Relationship Part 1

In a world of algorithms, AI and endless data, we’ve mastered the art of knowing about things. We’ve trained ourselves to seek understanding, collect answers and chase insight. While this has its place, it has quietly crept into our faith. Far too many of us have come to value knowledge about God more than intimacy with Him.

We’ve been taught theology. We’ve memorized Scripture. We’ve filled in blanks of sermon notes and highlighted entire books. We can explain doctrine and debate apologetics, but somewhere along the way, many of us have missed the Person. We’ve become more comfortable studying God than sitting with Him.

The truth is intellect alone can’t sustain a relationship.

You can know every fact about Taylor Swift, but her security team will still stop you at the gate.
You can binge YouTube tutorials on car repair, and still feel paralyzed when the hood pops open.
You can read every book on marriage, and still feel miles away from your spouse.

It’s the same with God.

We weren’t made to merely attempt to understand Him. We were created to walk with Him, to feel His nearness, to receive His supernatural counsel, to be fully known and to intimately know. The Garden of Eden wasn’t a classroom. It was a place of communion. Intimacy has always been the design.

Yet, we often trade the awe and wonder of His presence for the comfort of knowing just enough. We settle for information, forgetting that without intimacy, it dries up. We become fluent in faith vocabulary but unfamiliar with His voice.

Moses didn’t just study God; he met Him in the fire.
David didn’t just write theology; he danced before the Lord with abandon.
Mary didn’t just serve at a distance; she sat at Jesus’ feet, undone by nearness.

These weren’t theological performances.
They were moments of deep, sacred intimacy.

James 4:8 tells us, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” This isn’t just poetic language. It’s a promise. In fact, it’s fair to say that you have they exact amount of God that you want.

God is not merely inviting us into more study. He is calling us into deeper solitude. He wants our tears, our silence, our questions, our wonder and our whole, unedited selves. This kind of closeness isn’t built on intellect. It’s built on vulnerability and a willingness to be known.

We don’t need better words or polished prayers. If we want to move from knowing about God to experiencing Him, we have to MAKE ROOM.We need to sit at His feet and soak in time with Him in stillness and surrender because He is the treasure. He is the prize.