Awareness of God’s Presence
“I have lost God.” I know that we would not want to say that but most of us at some point in our daily trek lose touch with a clear and conscious awareness of God’s presence. Even though such passages as Joshua 1:9; Psalm 23; Matthew 28:20; John 14:16 assure us that God’s presence is always with us, we are not always aware of that presence.
One of the major reasons for this outlook is that we often slip into self reliance outlook on life. It is easy to think ‘we can handle this.’ No wonder God allowed Moses to fail in trying to help deliver his people through his own power so that he might be fully aware of his need for God’s empowerment. No wonder Moses then responded “Who am I” to God’s commission for him to go and deliver Israel from under Egypt’s oppression.
How has your day begun? Have you started it off by connecting with God? If not it is not too late.
As you go through the day take some time to stop and ‘find’ God. That may mean turning your car radio off in order to talk to and hear from God as you travel, or praying before every new task you begin, or spending a few moments thanking God through the situations that you encounter today, or selecting a verse to memorize throughout the day in those slower moments. Whatever your approach is, I pray that you will not have a moment this day when you realize “I have lost God.”
The memory verse for November—“ Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” (2 Timothy 2:22).