Why should we spend time alone with God?

Why is meeting with God in the secret place so important?

Until we can gain an understanding of the immense value and availability of encountering God,

we will never consistently engage in this foundational, vital practice.

As we discover God's heart to meet with us in order that we might experience the depths of

his love, I pray that your life would be marked by a new grace to consistently and powerfully

encounter the living God. Welcome to the first of teen podcast. Our verse for today comes from Psalm 31, verse 19.

Scripture says, oh, how abundant is your goodness, would you have stored up for those who fear you?

As Christians, we know we're supposed to start off our day with God.

If you've been a believer for any length of time,

you've likely been encouraged by a pastor, teacher, mentor, or friend

to spend time every morning in God's presence.

However, many of us have never been told why God wants us to spend time every morning in God's presence. However, many of us have never been told why God wants us to spend time with him in the morning. We've never discovered all God longs to do

in the first moments of our days. We just carry around the weight of knowing we should spend time

alone with God. We spent last week in 1st 15 going over how to practically spend time with God.

So this week we're going to talk about the why.

Why should you spend time alone with God every morning?

God longs for your day to begin with the absolute best thing, and the best thing is His presence.

If encountering God's presence is the best part of your day, then you already know the impact it's made on you.

And I'm glad you're using the tool of first of team as a part of encountering him and you're incredibly welcome here in this

space we're creating for God's presence. For most of us though, I'm going to bet that we've yet

to fully discover how great spending time with God is. Take a look at your own life. How often do you

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