Life in His Presence

In our spirit.

You may have emotional moments in the manifest presence of God. You may experience physical phenomenon as you sense God’s presence overloading your senses. But for many believers, these really emotional moments in God’s presence have mistaken this the way the presence of God will always be manifested. The result is if we are not ‘feeling’ something, then we must not be in His presence. Our spirit was originally created for God’s presence like a fish was created to live in water. Water is the natural environment for a fish. The presence of God is the natural environment where your spirit belongs. When sin reigned in our life, our spirit was dead due to these transgressions. Awareness of God’s nearness within us was not possible. With the cleansing of our sins when we asked Christ to be the Lord and Savior of our lives, God made our spirit come back to life by the Holy Spirit. Now our spirit has the capacity to house the very presence of God.

Not always with strong emotions.

Yet, often when this presence, that we have gotten so used to be apart from, returns, it can be accompanied with strong emotions and even physical reactions. What do you expect? Your spirit, once dead, is not only alive but is experiencing the love you were always created to know and receive. But as our spirit, soul and body gets accustomed to His presence, we often find less emotions. This can be disturbing at first, since we often grow accustomed to these emotions and associating these emotions with His presence. But it is vital that you move past associating God’s manifest presence with physical and emotional manifestations. By getting settled into abiding in His presence with your spirit, you will find a greater consistency and intimacy with the Lord.

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