2019.04.99 Seven Components in Growing Close to Yah Created by James on 5/10/2019 6:53:10 AM If one is to have a meaningful relationship with the Almighty Creator it is necessary to take a quality decision and drastic measures to change one’s life in order to come to a spiritual position where one can build a deep personal relationship with Him, this article describes seven steps that can be taken to achieve this level of relationship
Seven Components in Growing Close to Yah
If one is to have a meaningful relationship with the Almighty Creator it is necessary to take a quality decision and drastic measures to change one’s life in order to come to a spiritual position where one can build a deep personal relationship with Him, this article describes seven steps that can be taken to achieve this level of relationship
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Seven Components in Drawing Close to the Creator
Summary
The previous article stated that “The Creator Desires a Deep Personal Relationship with YOU”.
This article addresses the measures you can take to draw close to the Almighty Creator, starting NOW! – these steps apply whether you have previously believed or whether you have now chosen to believe for the first time – the emphasis will vary depending on where you are coming from.
The seven steps are:
1. Decision
Decide that the Creator exists and decide to seek a deep personal relationship with Him or, IF you already believe He exists, chose to seek a much deeper personal relationship with Him;
2. Prayer
A range of prayers intended to enable you to get MUCH closer to the Creator and be led by Him in every possible way, prayers like “show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it” – prayers that are intended to enable you to walk directly with the Creator and NOT rely on other human beings;
3. Fasting
It is NOT possible to get really close to the Almighty without fasting, some basic guidelines on what to do and what to pray;
4. Cleansing
This earth is controlled by the Satanic realm and demons, when one first comes to the Almighty one is highly contaminated, this section discusses at length what is required to get to a place where you can draw close to the Almighty and hear Him clearly;
5. Worship
Worship is vital in drawing close to the Almighty, a selection of highly effective worship songs that will help you on your journey;
6. Research
You are unique, your needs are unique, the value you can add to the Creator is unique, you need to investigate Him and His Kingdom for yourself and work with Him to craft your unique position in His service;
7. Action
Having done all the above it is now time for you to step out with the Almighty Creator and start being of service to Him and developing that deep personal relationship that you have chosen to pursue.
Each of these steps are discussed in detail below. Growing close to the Almighty Creator is an iterative and progressive process of all of these points as you deal with your sin and come to a place of hearing Him more clearly and understanding Him and His goals for your life.
The article that follows is also available on my website at:
http://www.End-TimeIssue-Ministries.org/CreatordesiresFRIENDS/7StepsinGrowingClosetoYah.aspx
And can be downloaded in pdf format from:
http://www.End-TimeIssue-Ministries.org/ETI_Worship/00_2_Seven-Steps-in-Drawing-Close-to-the-Creator.pdf
The companion article, “The Creator Desires a Deep Personal Relationship with YOU” is available at
http://www.End-TimeIssue-Ministries.org/CreatordesiresFRIENDS/CreatorDesiresDeepRelationship.aspx
and can be downloaded in pdf format from:
http://www.End-TimeIssue-Ministries.org/ETI_Worship/00_1_The-Creator-Desires-a-Deep-Personal-Relationship-with-YOU.pdf
Introduction
What follows is a series of measures that you can take in recognition of the harsh reality that virtually every human being on earth is in gross error and grossly corrupted and contaminated by the evil in this world and that, in order to draw close to our Father in Heaven we need to take extreme measures to move ourselves out of our current condition to a position where we can be truly close to Him and bring Him joy every day.
All the steps and the measures that follows are steps and measures that I have personally actively applied in my life over more than 21 years and which I testify DO work:
1. Decision
Fundamentally the first step that is required to draw close to the Almighty Creator whose true name is “Yah the eternally self-existing” is a QUALITY decision that He exists and, thereafter, a QUALITY decision to draw close to Him.
It is vital to understand that we are talking here of a profound and deep realization that this world and you, yourself, cannot exist without there being a Creator, that it is impossible for all around you to have come into existence without an intelligent creative agency. Once you have taken a deep decision that you know that you know that you know that He exists you can move on to choosing to draw close to Him.
Deep settled assurance that the Almighty exists
If at this point you do NOT have a deep and settled conviction of the reality of His existence then this is the first bridge for you to cross.
There are two elements to deciding that the Almighty Creator exists, one is a rational intellectual decision, the other is a deep settled assurance of the reality of His existence. The rational intellectual decision should be reasonably easy for any thinking person who calmly considers the massive complexity, creative genius and manufacturing precision of the Universe, the Earth, the Plant realm, the Animal realm and Human Beings coupled to an understanding of the level of engineering precision that was required to design and assemble all of this including the complimentary complexity required for the sexual reproduction that occurs throughout the more advanced elements of plants, animals and particularly human beings. That intellectual “Aha” may be all that you need to come to a deep conviction that the Almighty Creator exists.
IF, however, you have reached a level of intellectual agreement that there must have been a Creative agency but have NOT reached a settled assurance of His existence I would suggest that you ask Him to reveal Himself to you in a way that you are able to comprehend. Even if you DO have an intellectual “Aha” you may still want to reach a level of deep assurance of His existence.
In asking Him to reveal Himself to you it is vital to understand that He is restricted by the “Rules of Engagement” from doing anything that you have NOT formally authorized Him to do in your life.
Accordingly it is vital that in asking Father Yah to reveal Himself to you that you pray in a manner that opens the way for Him to move as He best sees fit to enable you to have confirmation of His reality. It is also vital to understand that He is offering you a huge reward for serving Him in this life. The ultimate prize is a position of great esteem, glory and authority in Heaven with Him for eternity.
As much as He IS lonely in this age because of the very small number of people who truly serve Him and seek to become His friends, He has stressed to me that He is NOT in any way desperate. In other words, He has NO need to prove to you that He exists. He firmly holds that you can validate His existence from the most elementary intelligent consideration of yourself and the world around you. Accordingly any form of “challenge” to Him to prove His existence will at best be met by silence and NO response and at worst will be given to demons and Satanic Messengers {angels} to answer.
An approach to reaching a decision
I suggest you adopt the following broad approach, remember always that He wants an individual relationship with YOU that meets YOU where YOU are and is tailored to YOUR knowledge, experience, character, etc – so there is NO recipe. What follows is a suggestion only, take whatever measures seem right to you at the time you decide you need to ask for confirmation and depending on the circumstances that pertain at that moment in time. Remember also that He hears ALL your thoughts and it is NOT necessary to speak out loud. In fact, as a general principle with regard to all major elements of interaction with Him it is PREFERABLE to speak to Him in your heart and your thoughts and NOT out loud where demons and fallen Satanic Messengers {angels} can hear you and intervene to counterfeit or mislead you.
Realize also that you should NOT dictate to Him HOW He should answer you, He is the Almighty Creator, it is NOT for us to dictate ANYTHING to Him. He has a very low tolerance for insolence in the light of his experience with the Adversary {Satan}.
I suggest you do something along the lines of the following: find a quiet place, get on your knees before Him, in other words humble yourself before Him (I find that on your knees or flat on your face before Him are the physical postures in which I hear Him most clearly) and pray something along the lines of “Father Yah, James says that you exist, I sort of get this from considering the world around me but I am struggling to overcome all my prejudices and deep seated beliefs held in my life to this point. I humbly ask you to reveal yourself to me in whatever way you choose, I ask you to give me a sign, to speak to me, to reveal your existence in ANY way that you deem appropriate and I ask you for the discernment and the wisdom to recognize you when you speak to me. Amen”
You could pray this standing on a bus or wherever you are at the moment the realization hits you that He MUST exist, there are NO limits on where and how you pray subject to the guidelines given above. He may answer you audibly, He may speak to you through another person, He may give you some sign that could NOT have come from anyone else but Him. Be aware that He is super-natural, He is ABOVE and BEYOND nature, so He is NOT constrained in the ways He can do things and therefore He may simply reveal Himself by doing something that could NOT happen under normal circumstances. In my case He revealed Himself to me by speaking audibly to me in an empty room and directing me to contact a friend who was a believer who told me what I needed to know – He did this in response to prayer by my father who was deeply concerned about my situation. This happened when I was nearly forty years old, about twenty seven years from the point at which I first believed at a very basic level.
It is NOT necessary for you to wait such a period. He desires to reveal Himself to YOU today, to start building a relationship with YOU today. He wants to start talking to you TODAY and to talk to you every day for the rest of your life if YOU are willing to listen and to do the hard work that is necessary to come to a point where YOU can hear Him in that way. If you cannot hear Him the problem is ALWAYS on your side. So it is ALWAYS possible to get to a place of hearing Him, even though this may require some hard decisions and actions at times.
One of the easiest ways to STOP hearing Him is to get into pride or rebellion both of which will prevent you from hearing Him and may cause Him to cease speaking to you until you humble yourself before Him. Remember, He is offering you a prize of great value and has NO need to beg you to receive it. YOU have to earn it and learning to hear Him is the FIRST step in that journey.
Asking for confirmation
If you receive a sign and are unsure or appear NOT to receive a sign there is NOTHING to prevent you asking for confirmation or clarification along the lines of “Father Yah I think that … was from you but I am NOT sure, please will you give me another sign or confirm that sign”.
The trash heap of Heaven
Once you are certain that He exists the next step is to decide to draw close to Him and to serve Him for the rest of your time on Earth and for eternity. Note that you do NOT have to make this decision, the vast majority of people who DO make a decision that He exists stop at that point barring perhaps a few feeble attempts to serve Him. These people will end up in the “Outer Darkness” in Heaven a place of total darkness with NO hint of light and cold and uncomfortable as well – Father refers to it as “The Trash Heap of Heaven” – this is the place for those who decided that Father Yah existed and then ignored Him for the rest of their lives. If YOU ignore Him for the rest of your life from the point that you believe then realize that He is entirely justified in ignoring YOU for eternity. NOT the right way to go about things but the majority do this.
IF as you read this you realize that you are headed for the Outer Darkness I suggest you do the following: find a quiet place, get on your knees before Him and pray something along the lines of “Father Yah, I know that you exist but I have just realized that I have almost totally ignored you since I first believed. I now realize that I am headed for the Outer Darkness to be completely disdained and disregarded in Heaven for eternity. I repent and ask you to forgive my gross sin of ignoring you and to give me another chance. Father please help me to come to a place of serving you faithfully, I desire to overcome to the end and become your friend, please help me to do this”.
Obviously ONLY pray the above IF you mean it sincerely and intend to DO something about your decision. Then do ALL that you find to do including ALL that is set out in the rest of this document.
If you are only prepared to go part way and regard a less prestigious rank than “Friend” as acceptable or the maximum that you are willing to put in the hard yards for, then tone down the above prayer appropriately.
Praying to an indeterminate entity is NOT acceptable
NOTE that praying AT some indeterminate entity called “God” or “The LORD” or whatever is NOT belief, that is just praying at some indeterminate entity. If you are going to pray to Father Yah do so as the Creator of ALL things, the Almighty, YOUR Creator, show Him respect, humble yourself and pray with a deep certainty that He exists, DOES want a deep relationship with you and DOES hear you and desires to answer your prayers. If you start out on that footing you WILL find that He answers you and in many cases grants your requests.
NOTE also that it is NOT necessary to get on your knees OR get in a quiet place – you can speak to Him at ANY time, in a crowded room, ANYWHERE, He will ALWAYS hear you. Depending on where you are spiritually you may NOT always hear Him, one gets on one’s knees in a quiet place in order to better hear His still, small voice!
NOTE ALSO that you should NOT choose to serve the Almighty Creator because someone has told you that He is going to prosper you or heal you or whatever. He is NOT a commodity to be purchased. Yes, it is possible that He MAY heal you, He MAY prosper you, BUT the forces of darkness will be deeply upset by your decision and will actively seek to oppose you, trip you up, lead you astray and generally keep you from walking out your decision. That is why those who achieve great stature in Heaven are called “Overcomers”, they achieve that illustrious status by overcoming sin, overcoming temptation, overcoming opposition, overcoming their own weaknesses and fallibility to walk totally with the Almighty Creator.
Expect opposition
Therefore be warned that you WILL find that from the moment you take a quality decision to draw close to the Almighty you WILL encounter ongoing and sustained opposition. You WILL find yourself being judged for unrepented sin, you WILL suffer loss, you WILL find it harder to do business, you WILL find that people who were your friends become your enemies – you have taken a position against the mighty one {god} of this world, Satan, the Adversary, and the forces of darkness will rally round to oppose you in every possible way. The ONLY way to overcome this opposition is to deal with ALL sin in your life and to resolutely seek to serve the Almighty in every possible way in every area of your life.
I would go so far as to say to you that IF you make what you consider to be a quality decision and start walking that decision out and you are NOT experiencing opposition in some shape or form there is something WRONG! You are obviously then NOT causing the forces of darkness concern and they are leaving you alone. Note that most prosperity teaching is NOT from the Creator, do NOT sign up with the Almighty on the basis of what He can do for you, sign up on the basis of the reward that there will be for YOU in the life to come IF you serve Him faithfully in this life and then be willing to make sacrifices to serve Him. And if that seems too hard, remember that you always have the option of the Outer Darkness or, if you have NOT yet believed, the option of being one of more than 100 billion ancestor spirits {demons} roaming the earth governed by vicious and perverse Masterminds who regard brutality and human sacrifice as the highest forms of reward – we are engaged in a vicious battle, choose who you will serve!
Deal with ALL sin
In this context note that a non-negotiable requirement for successfully serving the Almighty is to deal with ALL SIN in your life and energetically work to come to a point of living a life that is FREE of sin – that is the ONLY way you can serve the Almighty and walk in victory. The other option is to continue with your sin at such a level that the forces of darkness regard you as an ally and prosper you to let you think that you are going in the right direction. Problem then is what happens when you stand before the Throne of the Almighty Creator on the day of your death!
Note that IF you have just accepted Father for the first time you should immediately pray “Father, I ask you to fill me with your Spirit to assist me to serve you more effectively”, raise your hands to heaven and expect to receive, you should pray this daily and should sing worship songs that speak of being filled with the Spirit of the Almighty. See the collection of worship songs later in this document.
Seven days of Grace
Note also that IF you have just believed for the first time there is a seven day period of grace during which no evil can come near to you and during which Father is able to pour out His Spirit and pour out learning on you in a way that will NEVER again be possible. If at all possible take a week off work and devote the entire week to prayer, fasting, worship, study (there is much material on my website that is more than sufficient to keep you reading for more than a week). If you cannot take all that time off work take off whatever time you can and spend as much time as you can outside of working hours seeking to be filled with His Spirit (anointed), to be cleansed of sin, to learn, etc. See further recommendations in this regard later in this document.
Rehearse the Covenant
Once you have believed for the first time OR have now repented of your sin and error and taken a quality decision to serve the Almighty it is advisable to take note of the Covenant between believers and the Almighty and to rehearse the terms of that Covenant. The most powerful covenant available, there are many, is the Covenant made by Yahooshua {you may know him as Jesus but you insult him grievously by using this pagan name} and, accordingly, I advise you to pray to be grafted into this covenant.
At the first possible opportunity obtain some grape juice, preferably Red Grape, preferably NOT carbonated, you can use red wine as an alternative but I recommend grape juice. Also obtain some bread, preferably unleavened, some shops sell Jewish Matzos, or a plain wheat biscuit or, failing that ordinary leavened bread.
Find yourself a quiet place and pray along the lines of:
“Father, I come to you in the name of Yahooshua and I recall that on the night that he was betrayed Yahooshua took the bread and broke it and gave it to his followers and said, ‘this is my body given for you, do this as often as you eat it in remembrance of me’. I ask that as I partake of this bread that I partake of ALL that it represents to you and that you will teach me what this means and what the Covenant entails” – take the bread, break it and eat it soberly and thoughtfully considering all your sins and wrong doing.
Then take a cup of the grape juice or wine and pray “Father, I recall that after supper Yahooshua took the cup and gave it to those who followed him and said ‘this is my blood shed for you and for many for forgiveness of sin, do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me’. I ask that as I partake of this cup that I partake of ALL that it represents to you and, in particular I ask that you forgive me ALL my sins -- all that I have done that I ought NOT to have done and all that I have NOT done that I ought to have done. I ask that where there is sin that I need to deal with specifically that you will bring it to my attention and guide me in dealing with it, I also ask that you will cover me with the blood of the covenant from the top of my head to the soles of my feet and also cover my dwelling and all that I own and have beneficial use of the with the blood of the covenant, I ask this in the name of Yahooshua, Amen”. If as you are praying you become conscious of sin, immediately confess it and repent “Father I recall that I …, I now recognize that I have sinned, I deeply repent and ask you to forgive me” – if this is your first experience of this you could spend several hours repenting. Have a pen and notebook to hand so that you can make notes, you may find that you need to contact people to repent and ask forgiveness, restore things you have stolen, etc. When you have finished praying drink the grape juice or wine, dip your forefinger in the cup and apply a small amount to the back of your neck, your forehead, your tongue, your eyelids, the lobe of your right ear, the thumb of your right hand and the big toe of your right foot praying as you do so, “Father I ask you to seal my brain with the blood of the covenant, seal my tongue and all that I say, seal my eyes and all that I see, seal my ears and all that I hear, seal my right hand and all that I write and covenant and seal my right foot and guide me everywhere I walk”.
Metaphor
Father makes extensive use of metaphor and physical world parallels to teach us and to communicate with us. Do NOT be distracted or put off by this, it is simply part of the challenge for Him in communicating with us in our messed up state on this corrupt planet.
Clean up
Thereafter be very alert to any thoughts that you may have about wrongs that you have committed, people you need to apologize to, things you may have stolen that you may need to return, etc – generally this will open the door to a lengthy process of dealing with sin over a number of years as you become aware of issues you need to deal with. This may happen in a much shorter period or a much longer period depending on your willingness to take the uncomfortable steps that follow awareness of sin. Note that should you take the measures above in the first seven days after you first believe the cleaning up process will be MUCH quicker and easier so, if you are such a person I encourage you to GO FOR IT!
In the first seven days after believing I encourage you to take the bread and wine morning and evening every day. Even if you have returned to Father or taken on a much more intense commitment I would encourage you to take the bread and wine morning and evening every day for seven days. You might feel impressed to keep doing this daily for weeks, months or years. I have had periods where I have taken the bread and wine morning and evening daily for months at a time.
2. Prayer
The previous section has introduced prayer and given some guidelines. The next step in moving to a deep personal relationship with the Almighty Creator is to start praying the prayers that are necessary for Him to start moving in your life and guiding you.
On your knees – the best way to hear
As a general rule the best position for prayer is on your knees before Father. This is also the best position to hear Him clearly. This position is a meaningful statement of humility towards the most powerful being in the entire Universe and it also helps you to get your mind right and hear more clearly. IF you make a quality decision to serve Him in response to these emails it is probable that you will spend MANY hours on your knees confessing your sins, asking questions, etc.
Note that you can pray ANY place, ANY time, in ANY position, your knees is simply a good place to be if you are REALLY seeking answers. Flat on your face on the floor can also be a good position if you really need to humble yourself.
As with ALL of these things it is up to YOU to craft the mix of postures, etc that you adopt as you develop your relationship with the Almighty.
Prayers are NOT necessarily answered instantly, or at all
While some prayers may be answered very soon after you pray them others take much longer to be answered. For example a prayer “Father I ask you to give me wisdom” should be prayed regularly and may take years before you become aware that you are wiser than you were before through learning experiences that have come your way since you first started praying that prayer.
Other times it can take months or years for Father to set-up the answer. I have had prayers and questions answered halfway across the world and it sometimes took a lot of organization to get me there.
Note that you should also be praying “Father let ONLY your will be done in my life” – it is very easy to pray things that are NOT Father’s will and either NOT receive a response OR have your foolish or presumptuous prayer answered by the Satanic realm.
Rules of Engagement restrict Father Yah
Remember that in terms of the Rules of Engagement Father Yah cannot DO anything in your life unless He has the consent of a human being and He cannot SAY anything to you that is outside the realms of what you believe without the consent of a human being, in both cases primarily yourself – generally human beings have limited authority with regard to these matters for other human beings.
Show me the level of my present deception
Thus, if you believe that “the Bible is the living word of God and without error”, Yah is constrained to operate within that belief and cannot tell you that you are mistaken UNLESS YOU give Him permission to operate outside the boundaries of what you currently know and believe by praying a prayer like “Father I ask you to show me the level of my present deception and how to correct it” – and pray this regularly, I started praying this in around 1998 and still pray it regularly today. As a consequence I have received dramatic revelation of all sorts of errors in what I believed at the time I started praying this prayer. Note that it is NOT humanly possible to deal with the consequences of praying to be shown deception in one instalment; Father is constrained by our limitations to teach us step by step as we are willing to learn and adjust. There is NO point in praying“show me the level of my present deception” UNLESS you are willing to course correct. And little point in praying it once, pray this daily IF you are serious.
Lead me into ALL truth by Your Spirit
Another important prayer in a similar vein is “Father I ask you to lead me into ALL truth by Your Spirit”.
The End Time Issues Ministries website provides many answers
Note that answers to prayers such as these can take various forms and can take days, weeks, months, years or decades to be fulfilled. If Father had shown me the level of my deception all at once the first time I prayed the above prayers I do NOT know if I could have handled it and I certainly would NOT have known what to do with all the mountains of revelation that followed in the next four years in particular. Once you have prayed the above prayers you will find that my website, http://www.End-TimeIssue-Ministries.org contains answers to MANY questions that you may ask and this should assist you to fast track dealing with many of the more commonly occurring errors.
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Judgment in this life
A key reason why the above resources are important relates to a fundamental principle of serving the Almighty, Judgment in this life. The moment you choose to serve the Almighty the forces of darkness will focus attention on you with the intention of misleading you or, if possible, destroying you before you become a threat to them. One of the most effective tools available to them is Judgment in this life. Simply put the Almighty presides over the Court of Heaven, Satan and his cohorts appear in the Court as prosecutors and bring charges against living human beings, primarily believers. Yahooshua {Jesus} as advocate argues in defense and in mitigation of sentence by way of mercy and grace for young and inexperienced believers and the Almighty hands down sentences that are executed by the Satanic forces or by the messengers {angels} of Heaven.
This can range from a minor sentence like causing you to trip and fall through to a major sentence such as a serious illness, motor accident or, in extreme cases, death. The severity of the sentence is in direct proportion to the severity of your sin and your level of maturity.
A new believer is accorded considerable mercy and grace while a believer who has been walking with Father for decades will be judged most severely.
In many cases, particularly with mature believers, the Forces of Darkness will bide their time until a significant level of sin has accumulated so that they can obtain a severe sentence that they hope will neutralize or take out the believer concerned.
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