Life Principle 1

Our intimacy with God—His highest priority for our lives—determines the impact of our lives. Gen. 1:26

What the Bible Says About

The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Gen. 1:1, 2)

The Cover-Up (Lev. 6:6, 7)

Enjoying God’s Presence (Eccl. 2:24–26)

God as Our Lover (Song 2:4)

The Best Friend You Will Ever Have (Song 5:16)

Knowing All of God (Hos. 2:19, 20)

God’s Forever Love (1 Cor. 13:1–13)

Spiritual Growth (2 Pet. 1:2–12)

Answers to Life’s Questions

What does the Bible say to lonely people? (1 Sam 12:22)

What does it mean to sit before the Lord? (2 Sam. 7:18–29)

How can I develop and maintain an attitude of active listening before the Lord? (1 Kin. 19:11–13)

How can I find renewal and restoration? (Ps. 23:2–4)

How does my relationship with the Lord affect what and how I hear from Him? (Ps. 79:13)

What happens when we praise God? (Ps. 150:1–6)

What does God’s love look like? (Song 8:6, 7)

When is the appropriate time to praise the Lord? (Is. 25:1)

How does God define sin? (Jer. 2:12–17)

How can I get to really know God? (Hos. 6:6)

What are the characteristics of a godly man? (Matt. 1:18–25)

How can I know if my worship pleases God? (John 4:5–26)

How can God use an imperfect person like me? (1 John 4:7–21)

Life Examples

Phinehas: A Man with a Zeal for God (Num. 25:10–13)

Deborah: A Mother in Israel (Judg. 4–5)

Hosea: A Longing for Intimacy (Hos. 11:1–9)

The Wise Men: Giving Passionate Praise (Matt. 2:1–12)

The Centurion: A Bold Confession (Mark 15:39)

Mary of Bethany: A Life Devoted to God (John 12:1–8)

Judas: “Rabbi” Is Not Enough (John 18:3)

Stephen: Echoing His Savior (Acts 7:59, 6)

Timothy: A Man Who Honored God (1 Tim. 1:2, 6)

Luke: Laboring in the Background (2 Tim. 4:11)

Titus: Serving God with Abandon (Titus 1:4)

James: A Changed Man (James 1:1)

Life Lessons

Gen. 1:16

Gen. 2:18

Gen. 2:25

Gen. 3:8

Gen. 3:15

Gen. 4:16

Gen. 4:26

Gen. 5:24

Gen. 8:20

Gen. 24:63

Gen. 29:35

Gen. 35:2

Ex. 20:3

Lev. 20:26

Lev. 26:12

Deut. 4:24

Deut. 7:4

Deut. 32:36

Judg. 17:3

1 Sam. 2:17

1 Sam. 7:3

1 Sam. 12:21

2 Sam. 6:22

1 Kin. 8:10

1 Kin. 8:43

1 Kin. 12:33

2 Kin. 17:33

1 Chr. 16:7

1 Chr. 28:9

2 Chr. 26:5

Ezra 7:10

Neh. 13:26

Job 31:4

Job 42:5, 6

Ps. 37:3

Ps. 42:1

Ps. 63:1

Ps. 84:10

Ps. 92:2

Ps. 103:1

Eccl. 1:18

Song 2:13

Song 5:16

Song 8:6

Is. 17:7

Is. 57:15

Jer. 2:32

Jer. 13:11

Jer. 24:7

Dan. 11:32

Hos. 2:16

Nah. 1:2

Nah. 3:19

Zeph. 3:9

Zech. 7:5

Zech. 12:10

Matt. 4:23

Matt. 14:23

Mark 1:35

Mark 6:46

Mark 15:38

Luke 2:47

Luke 3:11

Luke 5:16

Luke 14:23

Luke 15:32

Luke 19:10

John 4:23

John 7:37

Acts 3:19

2 Cor. 5:19

Gal. 4:6

Gal. 6:2

Eph. 2:13

1 John 1:3

Rev. 2:4