“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
James 4:8
There is nothing like the presence of God – the illumination around you, the knowing in your core that the Lord of Hosts is near, and the peace in your spirit as you surrender to the presence of HIM.
I love the Lord. He is so faithful in His word. He tells us to draw near to Him and He will come near to us, and that is exactly what He does.
I ask myself often whether or not I have spent enough time with God. I am not referring to the time spent at church or at bible study, but enough time with God.
I try to gather how intimate I feel inside. I try to measure whether or not I feel far or near to our Father. I know that if I am spending enough time close to God, I am full of His love, His peace, and His nearness. When I begin to feel light, weak, and weary, I know that I have missed one too many one-on-one times with the Lord.
Friend, how about you?
How close have you been with God lately? How far do you feel from Him right now?
It’s amazing how busy we become, so much so that we often forget that we are moving steadily only by God’s grace and not in our own strength or power. We forget Whose favor gives us life each new day. We get too used to sleeping and waking up, moving our body parts and not having complications. We become too comfortable with having God’s grace that we forget what it is.
We often forget that God’s favor gives us life each day.
