1. Think about Him. When you get a break in the monotony of life, stop for a moment and meditate on Him. One of my favorite verses gives a picture of the throne room. Sometimes, when I’m having trouble sleeping, I picture myself like a child getting cozy in one of the folds of God’s robe that fills the temple.
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1
Another of my favorite verses tells us that God rejoices over us with singing. Can you imagine the God of all creation loving you so much that He sings over you? Think about this verse to help you draw closer to Him:
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
2. Get to know God. When you love someone, you try to get to know them. There is a book by Arthur Pink called The Attributes of God. If you want to love God intentionally, get this book and use it to dig deep into understanding who God is.
3. Put in the time. How do you get to know someone without spending time with them? Take a walk in nature and notice the details of God’s creation. Talk to Him, and He will show you his excellence.
4. Love others. If we don’t have love for others, do we actually love God? No. It’s impossible.
We love him because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 1 John 4:19-20
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