In His Presence

 

 

Psalms 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;  in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

They say (whoever 'They' may be) that confession is good for the soul and I agree. So today I want to make a confession.

I AM A MESS AND I AM IN NEED OF A SAVIOR

Lately I have been asking God for more of Him in my life. I have felt unfulfilled and unsatisfied with the mediocre relationship I have had with my Savior and have had a deep desire for more. Although I had full expectation that He desired to give me more of His power and presence, I didn't consider the process that I would have to go through to obtain it.

One of the first things that happened after I asked God for more of Him was that I began to feel an overwhelming feeling of separation. It was as if I was here but I felt like something major was missing. I had everything in the natural I could ask for yet I was lonely and detached from something. What was going on? I had never felt this way before.

As I sought God for understanding as to what may be causing this strange change in my emotions, He revealed to me the answer. He was simply magnifying the aching pain I felt without his presence to increase the desire for His presence. I hadn't even realized how over the years I had learned to suppress my Spirit's desire for more of God with more of what I thought I wanted. Yet God saw it all along and knew that He would have to show me where I was so I could embrace where I was going.

I began to assess my day. In fulfilling the demands of work and family I can honestly say my DAY was full but my spirit was empty. This is what I was left with when I masked my desire for him. Yet, in all his graciousness, he still showed me that it was my imperfections that qualified me for His presence. My weariness, my loneliness, my frustration, my aching heart, my MESS. These were the very things that brought me back to His feet so that I could be brought into His presence.

Just as the scripture says In your presence there is fullness, but I first had to be emptied out so that I could receive the fullness of His presence.

Ladies this Saturday is going to be a day not only for fellowship but a day for you to get emptied out so that you can receive His FULLNESS. We chose the name REIGNITE because we wanted you to walk out with something you may not come into the building with. The FULLNESS that comes with being REIGNITED.  Please don't miss this opportunity.

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