Waking up to the presence of the Divine is an experience that exceeds any expectations. Precious individuals have lived through vivid accounts where their awareness was heightened. They are forever marked and are not the same from then on. God sends windows of light where people can detect His presence. These let ordinary people like... Continue Reading →
Revive Us, Lord!
We pray for revival. We realize that our spiritual hunger does not burn hot enough. So we cry out to God. We ask Him to pour out revival upon us. Maybe we even wait for a new great preacher or revivalist to generate the spark in our congregation. It may or may not come. But... Continue Reading →
God Is Not Far
When our eyes open in the morning and our thoughts turn to God, we arrive late to that meeting. He was already there waiting for us. When we finally stop trying to handle our situation ourselves, we turn to Him for help. We find the Lord had been dying for us to come sooner. When... Continue Reading →
Experiencing God´s Presence
A moment can come to any believer where the unseen walls that divide us from seeing or sensing the presence of God, for a moment, are taken down. These moments of enlightenment can be terrifying and overwhelming. Yet, the thrill they bring to the overwhelmed believer will mark them and leave them, slaves, to that... Continue Reading →
Coming To Know God
We begin a great journey of the soul when we open our hearts heavenward. All of a sudden we stand to learn things that we cannot fathom. The Almighty God in Heaven can begin to move into the light of our awareness. He can show us things we never dreamt of before. As we come... Continue Reading →
The Cure To Insincere Worship
When we realize how close He is and what it is like to face our limitless God, our hearts will instantly feel too small to take it all in. A true encounter with the Divine will humble us. It will frighten us. It will leave us undone and in real need of our Savior. Yet... Continue Reading →
We Could Be Closer To God
It may have started with an apple in the garden, but nowadays we have plenty of fruit to distract us and lead us away from God. We are deceived each day and all through those days. Something creeps in and tells us that we can look with hungry eyes, at something that is not our... Continue Reading →
Be With God Always
We should be trying our best to grow our relationship with our Lord into something that will last forever. This is not a catchphrase. It is the truth. The Almighty God is eternal and those He made to be close to Him were intended to be with Him forever. To those of us who care,... Continue Reading →
Where We Are
God is everywhere. There is no place we can hide from Him. This is an infinitely beautiful truth because He is the last one should hide from. In Him, we find forgiveness, instruction, help, and a loving embrace. We should all be doing everything within our power to get closer to Him. We should be... Continue Reading →
In The Garden Of Our Souls
Nobody is completely safe from neglecting their walk with God. Even the most religious person can often find themselves being distracted by a million things in this crazy race called life. It takes a determined soul to keep a constant watch on where our lives are focused. It takes a committed heart to want always... Continue Reading →
