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INTIMACY IN THE GARDEN
OF OUR HEARTS

ANDRÉ & JENNY ROEBERT

We have come to know that in order for a believer to live more that feeling grew and you began to feel on top of the
an abundant, fruitful, and fulfilled life, where the BLESSING world! You knew that truth had changed something inside
influences and dominates every area of their lives, there of you, something no one can ever take from you, unless
must be a true sense of belonging. This sense is a confident you allow them to. That my dear reader, is intimacy with
knowing that we are vitally connected to Jesus and His love the Lord, and it’s what marks the significant difference be-
and life is flowing through our veins. So let’s focus on the tween religion, and a relationship with God. It has another
intimacy we experience in our hearts with the Lord and the name too - faith.
fruit it produces in our souls - the gardens of our hearts.
Now, that intimacy we experience isn’t just limited to read-
The truth about God and His ways that we agree with and ing His Word or hearing His principles being spoken, it hap-
mediate on, He personally takes, by His Holy Spirit, and pens anytime we spend time meditating on Him, or speak-
makes it alive in us. Just like at conception, when the Word ing to Him. Or when we get lost in worship, completely
(which is the incorruptible seed of God), is planted into the overwhelmed by the words we sing, because they lead
soil of our minds - life takes place! We can actually feel the us to that place where we are standing face to face with
moment that Word of truth becomes a part of us. When Him, gazing into His mercy and loving kindness. And being
that piece of God (because God is His Word), becomes intimate with the Lord in our hearts always produces abun-
part of who we are, something very real, intimate and spe- dant, lush gardens in our minds. Gardens that bear fruit
cial happens. Just think about the times you read or have that resemble the seeds of truth they came from.
heard something in His Word that touched your heart. You
didn’t just agree with it, you actually had an ‘eureka’ mo-
ment, when it became more than just a though or idea, it
became truth to you - and you actually felt it lodge into your
heart and mind. At that moment there was a spark that felt
like pure joy and excitement inside of you. That Word just
became part of you! The more you meditated on it, the