CONNECTION: Feeling The Presence of Christ

Pouring out after a delicious Saturday afternoon nap! :-)

After attending Effortless Christian Dance at 7:00 this morning, coming home and dancing some more, and then later returning the rent-a-car that I've enjoyed driving since my family's accident, I traded in the "dreaded" chore of planned car-shopping for a nice, long nap! And, I'm so glad I did, because the feeling I awoke to...well...there's nothing sweeter: the feeling of the PRESENCE of CHRIST hovering over me as I rested on my bed!

Additionally, a specific message, as if being spoken directly from Him, floated through my mind in a repetitious kind of way:

"Many people today confuse/misinterpret the various forms of worship as acceptance for many paths to our Heavenly Father! But, I am the way, the truth, and the life..." (As in John 14:16)   

To ensure I recorded the words exactly as I was "hearing" them over and over again, I wanted to hop out of bed and run to the computer to jot them down, but my body just wouldn't move at that pace at that moment. Perhaps, it was that I simply wanted to linger in the Presence of sweet Jesus!

What's interesting is that prior to my nap, I had been thinking that feeling the Presence of Christ, on deeper and deeper levels, will be -- hands down -- the most important of anything I ever do on this earth! "That IS my highest calling," I thought during this contemplation period.

With that in mind, prior to my nap, I had spent some time with my favorite devotional book: "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young. I felt led to flip out of the August pages and into December -- Dec. 5th to be exact -- my birthday. Then, all sorts of passages fluidly began supporting my feeling about connecting with the Presence of Christ, my highest calling!

Some of these passages were:

Dec. 5: "Let My Presence override everything you experience. Like a luminous veil of Light, I hover over you and everything around you. I am training you to stay conscious of Me in each situation you encounter..."

Dec. 6: "...What I search for in My children is an awakened soul that thrills to the Joy of My Presence! I created mankind to glorify Me and enjoy Me forever. I provide the Joy; your part is to glorify Me by living close to me."

Dec. 19: "...Remember that your ultimate goal is living close to Me, being responsive to My initiatives. I can communicate with you most readily when your mind is uncluttered and turned toward Me. Seek My Face continually throughout this day. Let My Presence bring order to your thoughts, infusing Peace into your entire being."

The other part of the Dec. 5th entry, included:

"When the patriarch Jacob ran away from his enraged brother, he went to sleep on a stone pillow in a land that seemed desolate. But after dreaming about heaven and angels and promises of My Presence, he awoke and exclaimed: 'Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.' His discovery was not only for him but for all who seek Me. Whenever you feel distant from Me, say: 'Surely the Lord is in this place!' Then, ask Me to give you awareness of My Presence. This is a prayer that I delight to answer."

And, boy oh boy, this is a well answered prayer for me that I DELIGHT in, regularly!! Nothing compares to feeling the Presence of Christ, and I am certain this "presence" can only go to deeper and deeper levels...which certainly lines up with a powerful sermon I heard last night: "Get Ready for the Next Dimension" by Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin at The Potter's House.

After writing this blog entry, I came upon The Secret Place® that has background worship music and shares content about "Soaking In The Presence Of God: The practice of being in His Presence..."

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