Quotes about Presence

My friend, I am "jealous" for you to enjoy God. I want God to be the greatest reality in your life. I want you to be more assured of His presence than any other you can see or touch. This can be your reality. This is your right as a child of God. We were destined for this kind of relationship with God, but the enemy tries to convince us that the Christian life is sacrificial at best and artificial at worst.

I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. I am the bread of life" (John 6:47—48). Did you notice how Jesus combined the bread of life with everlasting life? Christ is the bread of God's presence to us. His scars are placed before God as a perpetual memorial that the wages of our sins have been paid. Christ said, "This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world" (John 6:51b).

Come to the place of breaking free. The place where we truly know God and believe Him. The place where we seek His glory and forget our own. The place where satisfaction comes from the only true satisfier of our souls. The place where we experience His peace no matter what the world may throw our way. The place where His presence is our constant desire and daily joy.

The downside of human closeness is that, to the degree you have loved their presence, you grieve their loss. Amanda

I want to meet God at every high, every low, and every stop in between.

Picture God nudging you and me awake before dawn because He can hardly wait to be with us.

Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory … Jude 24

I will place My residence among you, and I will not reject you. Leviticus 26:11

While we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:6—7

For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of 'keeping company with God.'

Act, Junah, but act without attachment, as the earth does. As I do. The rain falls, with no thought of watering the land. The clouds roll, not seeking to bring shade. They simply do. And we must too.

There's so much to be grateful for, and praising God for giving you His Spirit is a great place to begin. Even if you don't think you have much to be grateful for right now, know that you can always praise God for the Holy Spirit's presence in your life!