When it works out with my schedule, when everything is A-OK, then I will meet with God.”  I have got to say yes the night before.  That is a disciplined yes.  “Yes, I am going to wake up a little bit earlier, yes I will bring my journal, yes I will begin to write down my prayers to Him.”

Now if you are kind of new to studying the Bible or prayer, we have a class especially designed for you.  We teach it once a month.  It is called Starting Point.  It is led by Pastor Owen Goff.  It teaches you how to read the Bible, how to communicate with Christ.

And if you want a more in-depth study on prayer, get the tapes “Praying For Keeps”, a sermon series which I did about a year ago.  Learning more of these subjects will serve you well.  You will see a deep and dynamic relationship begin to develop with the God of the universe.

I think that Jesus said it best in Matthew 6:33.  “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.”  So if I am going to truly soar in my relationship with God, I have got to spend quality moments with Him.

I don’t know about you but when I miss two or three days of spending time with God, I experience a kind of free fall into the abyss of rebellion.  I’m surprised at my depravity.  Maybe you are not like me, but quite frankly, I don’t see how you survive in your relationship with God if you don’t meet with Him regularly and systematically.

Now I don’t decide to meet with God when I wake up.  I don’t say, “Well, OK, I’m up and today I am going to meet with God.  Sometime I am going to meet with God.

Now some of you are saying that that is tough to do, that you don’t have the power within yourself, the strength, the intestinal fortitude to carry it out.  Well, let me tell you how good God is.  The moment we establish a personal relationship with Christ, and many here have made that commitment, He places the person of the Holy Spirit in the depth of our being.

The Holy Spirit is committed, in fact it is His priority, to get us to say yes to what God says yes to.   And that is exciting.  So Christianity is not a solo sport, we have got some cosmic help.  If you are a Christ-follower, you know what I am talking about.  If you are not, listen because the moment you bow the knee and become a Christ-follower, you will feel this presence within your life.

During the few moments that remain, I want us to talk about four yesses, four big time yesses that God wants us to say.  First, He wants us to say yes to developing a deep and dynamic relationship with Him.  It is impossible to develop a great connection with Christ off the cuff, on the fly or on the run.  We have got to be systematic.  We have got to be intentional.  It takes discipline.  We have got to say yes the day before we actually meet with God.

You see, God wants me to meet with Him every day.  He wants you to meet with Him everyday.  He has an agenda especially for me and especially for you.  And if we don’t meet with Him, talk to Him, pray to Him, study His word, we are going to miss out on the abundant and adventurous life that we wants us to live.