His Presence Is Here
Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? Psalm 139:7, ESV
I have always had my schedule set in a way that did not allow time for me to just stroll around and see what surrounds me. I felt like that was a waste of time. I had been taught that you should make the best use of your time, so hanging around doing nothing was a waste of the gift God had given me. I love how God has this gentle way of showing us His plans for our life and usually it does not look like what we had planned.
Across the street from my former job is the State Capitol which has a beautiful park. I had taken many lunch breaks at that park. I loved to sit in the Rose Garden because there were so many different roses. On this particular day I was sitting in the garden when I heard the Holy Spirit say, “Look around you.” So I looked all around and saw the people walking around the park. Others were sitting having lunch with friends and some were taking a tour of the park. I heard Him say, Look!” again. This time I looked at the trees and the birds in the sky and I admired God’s beauty. I heard Him say, “You don’t see it yet, keep looking.” A little frustrated I said, “Where am I supposed to look?” Then out of nowhere my eyes were opened and I saw dragonflies everywhere, ladybugs flying, butterflies and all kinds of insects that I could not even name! The Holy Spirit said, ‘You are missing the beauty of my world. My world is very busy. Look at how they are moving without anyone telling them what to do.” I was mesmerized by all the activity and the beauty of God’s creation! At the time I was not sure why the Holy Spirit was taking such time to show me these things, but I later came to understand that the more I looked at His creation, the more I came to know who He is.
In our life God continues everyday to demonstrate His love and show us who He is. He has given us so much abundance that we don’t even realize it is there for us. If we truly want to know who God is, we have to take time to sit with Him. We must pay attention to His creation and allow Him to reveal Himself to us!
Father,
Thank you that you have made yourself available in ways that we could not even imagine. Thank you that even if were an unbeliever you still speak to us through your creation so that we may come to know you. All praise and glory to you in Jesus name amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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