Show Notes
What if our thirst for more is an invitation to come closer to Jesus? In this special episode, Stasi shares chapter 1 of her new book The Ladder of Love; A Pathway to Emotional Healing and Spiritual Intimacy with Jesus. The chapter “Why a Ladder?”, explores the joy of knowing Jesus and being known by him, even in the places we may hesitate to bring near. Stasi ends with a guided Selah prayer, allowing room for us to pause in his presence and respond to his gentle invitation: come close.
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VERSES: Matthew 7:7 (NIV) – Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
James 4:8 (NIV) – Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Ephesians 3:17 (NIV) – so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) – 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.
Hosea 2:19–20 (NIV) – I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.
John 17:3 (NIV) – Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
John 4:6–18 (NIV) – The woman at the well: … Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water."
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