You guys, happy Sunday!
I’m sitting right now in the lobby at church waiting for the rest of the team. We are loading the bus and heading to serve in a new prison today. I’ve talked about this some before, but I absolutely love serving in prison ministry. I love it.
And as I sat and thought about it today, thought about WHY I love serving in the prison so much, I thought about the fact that the feeling I get when I leave the prison is, on a smaller scale, the same feeling I had when I was in Kenya last year. And the reason I’m clamoring to go back in September.
And when I thought harder about WHY I’m clamoring to go back and WHAT exactly that “feeling” is, I realized that it’s that intense feeling and recognizing the presence of God.
This intense, undying feeling that God is with you every step of the way. That He’s right there. That He’s holding my hand. Going on the journey with me.
And of course, as usual He spoke to me today through the sermon, which coincidentally was on the Presence of God.
Yet another reminder that I need to figure out why I don’t have that feeling all the time.
Cause truth is, He’s always there. It’s whether or not I choose to recognize that he is ALWAYS there.
I guess that’s just another part of growing with Him.
Do you struggle with that too? Am I the only one? I can’t be. What makes you feel the presence of God?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
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I don’t think we are necessarily supposed to have that “feeling” all the time. If we felt the warm and fuzzy feeling of being close to God all the time we wouldn’t really need faith. I think God wants to see that we can have faith in him even when we don’t feel like we are close to him.
~Jessica
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oh you’re totally right, jessica! i think it’s just remembering those “warm and fuzzy feelings” when we feel like God isn’t there and we’re searching for Him in the wrong places.
I feel Gods presence most when I am praying, sometimes I have to admit when I am tired I just rush through the typical “Now I lay me down to sleep” but when I really take my time and talk/pray I feel his presence with me, usually give me goosebumps.
absolutely! our prayer life is definitely something we’ve been working on – i love that goosebump feeling!
I´m sure it sounds corny, but everytime Lucy-Baby does something new, something realy cute, something independent, something that shows to me, that this little person is going to be a wonderful adult some time – I feel God and his present. Everytime I´m sitting there thinking about what to do the next days or the next month, feeling a bit stressed about all the work that is coming …. I take my tea- lean back and just trust in God giving me the power to handle it – and skadoosh… all the fuss is gone! It is an awesome feeling of beeing protected and propped every single minute of my life!
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doesn’t sound corny at all, mirja! love it! thanks for sharing