I am reviewing Pastor Jim Laffoon's Friendship with God series, and I would like to share my notes with you:
Jim Laffoon « Friendship with God: The Life of Abraham
THE POSSIBILITY OF FRIENDSHIP
« Friendship with God is a quest you grow in, and it's possible for every believer. It's not about your gift mix.
« Can we know God in a deep place that touches our soul? Only intimacy with God can really satisfy us.
« The condition for friendship with God is obedience.
You walk behind God, you walk with God, and then you can walk before God.
3 Stages
1. Imperative
« motivated to know God by destiny or desperation
« If you don't get a vision of destiny, you'll get it by desperation.
« He calls you to His side when you've settled the issue of Lordship. You can't get the benefits of intimacy without the foundation of Lordship.
2. Intimacy
3. Inspiration
« He will then send you out.
PRINCIPLES OF FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
1. The Place of Friendship
« An altar is the foundation of your friendship with God.
« When you attempt to have friendship with God, you will face giants in the land like never before.
« The enemy will do everything it takes to keep you out of God's Word.
2. The Principles of Friendship
« Friendship with God is inconvenient. God wants to see what kind of heart you really have. God will test you if you love Him at all times.
« God wants to draw you beyond your need into friendship with Him. Friendship with God is not about a need being met. It's about knowing Him. God is waiting outside the normalcy of your life waiting to see if you'll beckon to Him. Abraham knew God so well that he recognized Him. Ask God what’s on His mind and His heart. How can you bless Him? Abraham just wanted to serve God and make Him comfortable.
3. The Products of Friendship
« When you build God a resting place in your life, things happen. God knows your heart. There are moments with God you will never have again. Don’t miss that moment when He chooses to interact with us.
« Abraham had a need he did not even know about—Sarah was in unbelief. God will touch needs in your life you didn’t know you had. There is a power in friendship with God.
« God was testing Abraham to see if He could draw Abraham outside his need. God couldn’t get rid of Abraham—Abraham wanted God more than anything else.
« Friendship with God may make you bold, but it shouldn’t make you arrogant. He is still God, not you.
« You’ve touched friendship with God when you stay with Him beyond your needs—when you want Him more than anything else.
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