Quotes about Presence

In like manner the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. And once there was calming, there could be creating.

David knew what mattered most. The presence of God. He begged God for it.

Lay claim to the nearness of God. Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you (Heb. 13.5 NIV).

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him. Psalm 145:18

Do this for someone. Ask someone to tell you his—or her—story. Resist the urge to interrupt or correct. Turn off the television. Log off from the internet. Close your laptop; silence your cell phone. Give the rarest of gifts: your full attention.

The quietness will slow my pulse, the silence will open my ears, and something sacred will happen. The soft slap of sandaled feet will break the stillness, a pierced hand will extend a quiet invitation, and I will follow.

We have a heavenly Father who is with us through every trial.

And for us? What did the torn curtain signify for us? We are welcome to enter into God's presence—any day, any time. God has removed the barrier that separates us from him. The barrier of sin? Down. He has removed the curtain.

But God dances amidst the common.

what you have in Christ is greater than anything you don't have in life. You have God, who is crazy about you, and the forces of heaven to monitor and protect you. You have the living presence of Jesus within you. In Christ you have everything

You will never go where God is not.

Change always brings fear before it brings faith. We always assume the worst before we look for the best. God interrupts our lives with something we've never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! We interpret the presence of a problem as the absence of God and scoot!