2. Psalm 46 1God is our refuge and strength, an ever- present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah

3. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; 10 "Be still, and know that I am God”

4. Psalm 37:7 MSG “Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him. Don't bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top.”

5. Exodus 14:14 “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still”

6. “An extra glimpse of God is something that all of us crave” deep down. In my own being, [I] can’t last long as a Christian without the inner consciousness of the Presence and nearness of God…I and we need intimate experiences” of God Knowing God = relationship and intimacy

7. Romans 8:15ff (Message) This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance!

8. James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Psalm 145:18 The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

9. Christ-centered Intimacy Centre on Christ Be filled with the Spirit –A Spirit filled life is an empowered life in Jesus –1Cor 2:10 The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. Draw close with a sincere heart Be vulnerable before and open with God

10. Phil 3:7ff (MSG) Yes, all the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant—dog dung. I've dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by him.

11. Eph 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

12. Knowing God intimately brings great positive change from within!!