tonight I went to a worship and prayer night at the Summit (my church in raleigh- I've been so blessed by it. if you're looking for a good Gospel centered church, try it out!) as yet another act of procrastination. to be honest, I wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary- a time to worship Jesus just like on Sunday mornings at church.
well, this chick was wrong to expect little. very wrong.
I arrived about twenty minutes late (I hate being late to things like that and having to walk awkwardly in front of everyone) and tried to sneakily make it to the second row where my seat was saved (thanks hales and jessica!). holy. cow. I had barely heard five words and I had chills; goosebumps were all over the body. the Spirit was alive and moving; I could physically FEEL God's presence. isn't that incredible?! honestly, I don't remember a word either person said for the next ten minutes because I was just sitting there in awe that the Lord blessed me with a few minutes of being able to feel His presence and feel Him draw me close.
....which gets me to the point of this blog post. it blows my mind how personal God is. like, I can't wrap my head around it. He knows the number of hairs on our heads, He knows the most intimate depths of our souls, He has our names ENGRAVED on His hands (isaiah 49:16)! oh, how He loves us! I can point out little, tiny details of each day that are gifts given to me by Him that delight me! today my gift was definitely being able to feel His presence and get a tiny iny miniscule taste of what heaven will be like, praising Jesus for all of eternity. don't put God in a box and confine Him into heaven. He is HERE, around us, always present! He is ALIVE and living among us- don't forget that truth!
do you really believe that God loves you personally? do you seek Him and His hand in your life daily? can you point out His 'little gifts' to you each day that He uses to woo your heart towards Him? do you know Him personally?
if you answered no to any of those, then I challenge you to seek Him daily. He LOVES you! He constantly pursues our hearts and yearns to know us, and yearns for us to know Him, our Creator and Savior!
"The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing."
-Zephaniah 3:17
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