Hearing God #3 - Practicing the Presence of the Lord - #42

Summary:

The greatest thing you can ever do is to get into a place where you can truly feel and enjoy God’s presence. The problem is that we seldom can get there, because of the effort and time that it takes and the ability to get past the distractions that try to get you off track. God is always speaking, but we have to make it a real priority to get to the place where we can hear Him.

Show Notes

• You must make it a priority to be able to listen and hear God speaking. He is always speaking, but if it’s not a priority for you, you will never hear Him. This takes effort on your part.

• Time is the number one thing. This is the hardest part, and is the thing that people tend to neglect the most. You have to give this time, in order to feel Him close.

• If all you are doing is taking these quiet times to hear Him in some way, you could be missing the point. The payoff is not what you hear or get from God, the payoff is His presence.

• One of the biggest things you face is distractions.

• The C.A.L.M app is a great way to get into Godly meditation and how to still your mind. Using this app is a great way to get into the moment and learn how to savor the moments with Him.

Quotes:

• If I take the time where I’m not on the run and just get alone and learn how to deal with distractions, I find God to be in a really talkative mood.

• I think the first thing you have to do is not overload yourself at the start. Just take five minutes. If you give yourself to 5 minutes at first, it won’t be long until you’re doing 10, and it won’t be long before it’s 20 minutes.

• The hardest thing for people to get over is just to get still.

References:

Matthew 4:4

Deuteronomy 8:3

Psalms 46:10

Takeaways:

Practicing God’s presence can be challenging, because of the time and effort that it takes. But, what could be more rewarding and uplifting than to actually spend time with Him in His presence, talking with Him, and enjoying everything He is and wants to give us?