How does it feel to sit in the presence of God? If I could only describe the sensation. Impossible, but I will try. ‘It’ comes and goes and when He makes His presence known, I feel a light vibrating sense of joy. Bliss. Nirvana. A wispy energy that releases from within my heart. I relish and search for this moment every day. It doesn’t stay with me as the world wakes up and gets in the way. As my day unrolls, my thoughts move to my book, school work, speeches and retreat preparations. There are syllabuses, objectives and goals to explore. Then come the hours of practice and preparation. Trashing and rewriting.
But, the sweet spot is that He goes with me through each day. We prepare objectives, syllabuses and goals to explore. We practice and prepare. We trash and rewrite.
We also cry with friends and love them through incredible heartaches.
He quickly prompts me to be quiet when I’m angry, cynical or sarcastic. And, if I do it anyway, my soul is dark and gray. But, He forgives me and loves me enough to correct my jealousy and hard competitiveness. When you say something you wish you hadn’t
and you feel so bad about it or when you do something that does not bring you peace – that’s Him!
Your own personal Counselor! Coach! Friend! Get to know Him. Really know Him. And, one morning when you are sitting alone – when you feel that light vibrating sense of joy – think of me. I feel it too!
Send me out Lord. But, don’t send me out unless You go with me. This world is too much to go alone.
And, tonight or in the morning – sit with me again. Remind me again and again that you love me. That I’m enough and that I am not alone. Do that for my friends too. I’ll help you out. Do it through me.
Jesus said, “If you love me, you will obey what I command. And, I will ask the Father and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of Truth. (THAT’S HIM! The one I’m talking about!)
The world cannot accept Him because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you will know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you.”
John 14: 15-18