Is God Waiting for a Date with You?

By Dwight Robertson

Is God Waiting for a Date with You? is an invitation and how-to guide to a greater life of intimacy with God. 

Learn why and how to get up-close with the God who wants to get up-close to you. Discover what "Dates Alone with God" are and how you can engage them, enjoy them, and benefit from them.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Forge: Kingdom Building Ministries
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781735877532

Dwight Robertson

Dwight Robertson is the Founder and President of FORGE: Kingdom Building Ministries and is a popular speaker at universities, pastor's and leadership conferences, churches, and various spiritual-growth events. Dwight's passion is to encourage ordinary individuals to have an extraordinary impact in the places where God has given them influence-in their families, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and churches. Dwight is the author of You Are God's Plan A, Forged by Fire, and The Spiritual Life Notebook. He and his wife, Dawn, live in Denver, Colorado. To schedule Dwight to speak at your event, call Forge at 800.873.8957 or visit ForgeForward.org/Dwight-Robertson.

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Is God Waiting for a Date with You?

Dwight Robertson

FORGE

FORGE

Is God Waiting for a Date with You?

Fourth edition

© 2021 by Forge. All rights reserved.

Published by Forge, 14485 East Evans Avenue,

Denver, Colorado 80014

ISBN 978-7358775-2-5 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-7358775-3-2 (e-book)

Unless otherwise stated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by Permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

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Cover Design by Lauren Atherton.

First edition, 2002.

Written by Dwight Robertson.

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"As the deer pants for streams of water,

so my soul pants for you, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, the living God.

When can I go and meet God?"

—Psalm 42:1-2

Contents

1. Thirsty for More

2. Time Alone

3. Unhurried & Undistracted

4. Finding Your Querencia

5. Planning the Date

6. Getting Ready

7. Meeting with God

8. Maximizing the Experience

9. Overcoming the Barriers

10. Savoring the Rewards

Recommended Resources

Packing List

About the Author

About Forge

1

Thirsty for More

In the beginning of my relationship with God, I remember how rushed my daily devotional time always seemed to be. As I sought to know God more intimately, I usually ended up cramming like crazy to beat the clock. I was thirsty for God and a little drink from His cup wasn’t enough.

Often, I went away more thirsty than when I started.

Like the Psalmist, I longed for time with God that wouldn’t have to end before it really got started. I wanted to go deeper with Him than a few minutes here and there would allow.

When an unexpected snowstorm or an open Saturday morning allowed me to spend extra time with God, I loved it—it was almost like a surprise date. But those opportunities didn’t happen very often.

I longed for more.

Finally, I realized that I didn’t have to wait for those rare and unexpected times to happen before