God's Presence

Saturday 4/22/2017 5:29 AM

Over the course of the past year I have not had a very strong sense of God’s presence in my life. I know what I mean when I say that but to some it sounds like voodoo or some sort of religious mumbo jumbo. In the past I have sensed God’s direction as I go about living my life. When I pray about what I should do I get a feeling as to which way to go. I will have a person or a circumstance come to mind and will have an inner urging to write a note of encouragement to that person, or to give him a call, or to invite her to lunch or coffee. Lately I have not been spending the same amount of time in reading my Bible and in praying so I have not had the same kinds of experiences.

Today I read an excerpt from Radiance of the Inner Splendor, by Lloyd John Olgilvie in which he describes what he means by God dwelling within his people. “When we say that Christ pervades all the aspects of our human nature, it does not mean that he effects a takeover of our will. He did not do that before we became his children; he does not do it now. It does mean that when we set our hearts in the direction of what we know to be God’s heart in the matter – and begin to model our behavior in that direction – then Spirit within immediately reinforces our finite strength with infinite strength. The synthesis is so smooth, it is sometimes impossible to tell where our strength ends and his begins.” Maybe the reason I have different results is because I am no longer intentionally setting my heart in the direction of God’s heart, nor modeling my behavior in that direction. I need to make my time alone with God more of a priority.