The Purpose of Life is Intimacy with God: What Is It & How to Pursue It
Did you know that the purpose of life is to pursue and live in an intimate relationship with God? Salvation is our rescue from the sentence of death because of sin, but intimacy is to define our life with Him.
First, in a world that regularly defines “intimacy” as something sexual, it is a difficult concept to fathom when it comes to God. God is spirit, however, so there is nothing sexual about having an intimate relationship with Him. Isn’t it just like the evil one to take a word that describes something so vital to be something so uncomfortable to pursue.
A second problem is that intimacy with God takes a lot of effort. Most believers won’t take the time that it requires. After all, He might demand too much of their attention or might ask them to do something they don’t want to do. They’ve got their ticket to heaven but want to keep their day-to-day life separate from God. Pursuing Him compromises their autonomy. Blinded by their own selfish independence, they don’t know what they’r…
