Being Alone With God

Most of life’s problems can be solved by being alone with God and having an intimate relationship with Him. God makes a way when there is no way; there is something about being in God’s presence that takes care of all issues. Knowing Him turns the impossible into the possible, and increases our faith. Waiting for God’s directions, instead of plunging ahead with our own plans, strengthens us and enables us to do great things we cannot do through our own efforts. Trusting in the Lord and waiting on Him allows the Holy Spirit to lead us out of whatever situation we are facing. When trouble shows up, seeking God and ignoring the noise and clutter of the world allows Him to clearly instruct us on how to proceed. As Christians, we must practice the art of getting alone with Him.

A relationship with God removes all human limitations. It renews and strengthens us.
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible (Mark 10:27).
A relationship with God opens the door for impossibilities to become possibilities.
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mark 9:23).
It is extremely difficult not to believe God if we have a personal relationship with Him. Belief is an outflow of this relationship.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).
Waiting for God allows us to receive multiple benefits.
Waiting on God does not infer servant status on us; it means looking to Him, consulting Him, and seeking His will before we pursue any human aid.
When we pause and wait to hear from God, He will always come through for us.
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired (Isaiah 40:31, AMPC).
Our entire Christian life is tied into a relationship with God.
When we face a challenge, we get everything we need to succeed through our relationship with God.
When we wait for God’s direction and guidance, we will gain boldness and confidence.
For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him (Isaiah 64:4).
Wonderful things are waiting for us that we cannot comprehend, if we wait on God, consult Him, and depend on our relationship with Him.
We cannot do any great thing without first learning to be alone with God.
One way to be alone with God is to pray in tongues, and let Him answer. This fosters a two-way dialogue with Him.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
We come to the throne of grace when we approach God in prayer, communion, and fellowship with Him.
“Boldly” means we can approach our heavenly Father with the same confidence of a young child approaching his earthly father, confident that his father will welcome him.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly (Matthew 6:6).
“Thy closet” can be any place we choose that lets us get away from the world’s distractions and spend time alone with God.
God is waiting for us to make Him our top priority.
Getting away with God in secret results in outward manifestations that everyone can see.
God wants fellowship with us. When we earnestly seek Him, He will let us find Him.
I have not spoken in secret, in a corner of the land of darkness; I did not call the descendants of Jacob [to a fruitless service], saying, Seek Me for nothing [but I promised them a just reward]. I, the Lord, speak righteousness (the truth—trustworthy, straightforward correspondence between deeds and words); I declare things that are right (Isaiah 45:19, AMPC).
When we spend time alone with God, we are guaranteed to bear fruit.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).
There is no way we will not find God when we seek Him with the intent of developing a relationship with Him.
We must seek God with our hearts for the relationship aspect, not simply for material gain.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).
But God—so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) (Ephesians 2:4, 5, AMPC).
God’s love is so great, He chose to express it by entering into fellowship with us. God is love; this is His nature. We enter into this fellowship by faith in His love for us.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).
Seeking God in prayer, and worshipping and praising Him, are not a waste of time.
When we know God, we receive answers and knowledge previously hidden to us.
Revelation knowledge is one of the benefits of being alone with God. He reveals things to us we did not know before; these things exceed our intellectual capabilities.
Peter received this type of knowledge when Jesus asked the disciples about His true identity.
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it (Matthew 16:15-18).
And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits (Daniel 11:32).
There is a distinction between people who know their God through a relationship with Him, and everyone else. Those who know God do extraordinary, noteworthy things.
Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven (Daniel 2:19).
Daniel received revelation knowledge when the king asked for help interpreting a dream he had. Daniel knew God; therefore, he had access to the mind of God.
Being in God’s presence transforms and prospers us, and enables us to walk in victory.
Boldness is a second benefit. Elijah the prophet’s boldness came from a relationship with God; this relationship made Elijah more than a mere human being.
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word (1 Kings 17:1).
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months (James 5:17).
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not (Isaiah 58:11).
“Make fat thy bones” refers to prosperity; all these things happen as a result of a relationship with God.
Sure success is a third benefit of spending time alone with God. This is a by-product of the relationship; we no longer have to struggle to succeed.
Good success is God’s will for us.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper (Psalm 1:1-3).
In the New Testament, “the law of the Lord” is to believe in Jesus Christ and walk in God’s love.
To meditate on the Word is to spend time with God.
When we are conscious of victory and not defeat, then victory is what we will have. David kept his previous victories in mind when he went up against Goliath (1 Samuel 17:26, 34-37).