Right there besides you.
It has come to my attention that one might think/believe/state that I (as in me) am not near to or close to God based on my fruits or (lack of) meek & quiet spirit.
I beg to differ.
Even in hostile situations I can feel God near. How you may wonder?? On the inside where my feelings/heart are situated. How does that work?
God comes in three parts. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. Three in one. God, Jesus, Holy Spirit.
Kind of like the body, mind & soul. Or the three parts to an egg (shell, yolk, white).
I feel God near in the form of the Holy Spirit that is within me. I feel the holy spirit near to me because even though I might be in a hostile situation I can and do feel a "peace that surpasses all understanding" at times when I should be feeling at the lowest of lows I can feel nothing at all. This is the peace that I am referring to.
I can scream and cry and sob and hurl my own kind of toxicity and still feel the prescence of the Holy Spirit. God knows my heart, he knows my feelings, he knows my hurts, he knows me. He's not surprised by these things. Yet He continues to stay by my side, He continues to offer me that comfort, He continues to love me, He continues to want me. He continues to promise me an abundant life because He loves me regardless of these things I do so wrong. Because He is faithful even when I'm not.
I won't make secret that things are peachy right now, they're not!! But regardless of the peachlessness I know that I am comforted and cared for.
So what about you? Where is God when you needed him? I am encouraging you to ask him. Just speak out and say "God of heaven, show me where you were when ....... Happened" then close your eyes and see what he shows you. Ask him where he is right now!! And wait til he shows you. He might show you that he is right next to you, or that you are sitting on his lap, or that he's near the roof watching you. I pray that He will show you in a way you understand.
May God give you the peace that surpasses all understanding in Jesus Name.
Amen
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