Intimacy With God_ The Shocking Truth (2024)Intimacy With God_ The Shocking Truth (2024)
Resilient Truths
Dr. Bell continues her teaching on the Spirit of God, emphasizing the importance of walking in alignment with the Spirit rather than relying on our own understanding. She addresses the disparity between those who claim to possess the Spirit of God and the...
43:21•5 Jul 2024
Intimacy With God and the Holy Ghost: No-Excuses Faith in a Broken World
Episode Overview
- True intimacy with God means letting the Holy Ghost lead instead of relying on personal understanding, fear or impulse.
- Repentance and a willingness to change are key indicators of having the Holy Ghost; refusing to repent is a serious warning sign.
- Believers are urged to watch for signs of mental distress, suicide risk and community crisis, and to respond from a place of spiritual closeness and care.
- A credible witness for God involves treating the body as His temple and laying down habits such as cigarettes, drugs and alcohol.
- Service to others often means sacrifice, enduring disrespect and inconvenience so that God, not self, receives the glory.
“You cannot walk in the Holy Ghost and in the power of God if you're fearful.”
What drives someone to seek a life so close to God that it shapes every thought, choice, and habit? This Bible study session with Dr. Theresa M Bell on *Resilient Truths* looks at what "intimacy with God" actually looks like in daily life – far beyond religious performance or church-only faith. Drawing heavily on scriptures such as John 14–16, Acts 2, Galatians and 2 Timothy, Dr.
Bell talks about living as a “prisoner of the gospel” – letting the Holy Ghost lead rather than leaning on personal feelings, pride, or fear. She challenges the gap between claiming to have the Spirit of God and living in ways that show the opposite, from unrepentance and showy religion to chasing attention instead of quietly serving.
You’ll hear her connect spiritual intimacy with very practical issues: mental health crises, violence in the community, and the subtle signs people give when they’re in distress or suicidal. She repeatedly asks whether believers are close enough to God – and attentive enough to others – to notice those warning signs and act. For anyone in recovery or supporting people with addiction and trauma, this hits close to home. Dr.
Bell also shares honestly from her own journey, including letting go of cigarettes, drugs and alcohol so she could minister with integrity: how can someone preach while holding a cigarette, she asks, or talk about holiness while living in the opposite way? Her message is clear: real intimacy with God shows up in repentance, how we treat our bodies, and how we sacrifice for others even when they disrespect or misuse us.
With a mix of humour, straight talk, and heartfelt prayer, this session speaks to those who want more than surface-level faith and who are ready to ask: am I truly walking in spirit and truth, or just saying I am?
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