Hosting God's Presence

   In a season that has brought some grief as well as physical pain, I have been a bit withdrawn and antisocial. I tend to wonder if I am doing enough for God in my ministry. It's that old striving anxiety rearing its ugly head. God is not concerned with how much I do. He is concerned for me - His beloved daughter.  His only desire is that I rest in Him; seek Him; hunger for more of Him; and learn to recognize and host His presence.
   What is His presence? Can we feel it? Yes. I have felt it and pray you have or will feel it, too. It can be an electricity or heaviness over us as we worship and sense His love. It is peaceful. It is pleasurable. It is enough. In our busy lives, taking moments every day to invite His presence prepares us to be aware of His creative ideas and His moves in our day.
   I don’t want to miss what He is doing while I strive to be sure I’m "doing enough" for Him. I covet moments where I rest in His love, imagining myself a child in His joyful embrace.
   Yes – He has work for us to do. But we do it out of rest in Him. We do it not for His presence but from His presence.
   "In Him we live and move and have our being." Acts 17:28
   Holy Spirit, you are welcome here!

   Here’s a great song. Listen and soak in His love for you. "Holy Spirit You Are Welcome Here." (Written by Bryan and Katie Torwalt; sung by Kim Walker-Smith.)

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