His Presence

I love it when I get a vision from God.... and I got one yesterday. 

We were in prayer meeting at church before the service and saw a picture of our auditorium, in darkness, but then light came upon the front of the auditorium, and it spread across to the back, but it didn't stop there. The light went out the door and then the picture I saw in my head spanned out to the entire building, which was being filled with light, and then the streets around. The light just kept spilling through. 

So what was this vision saying to me? It was all about the presence of God. 

Many people think that Gods presence resides only in the church, and they can only be in His presence on Sunday during a church service. But they could not be further from the truth. God's presence extends past the doors of the church, it extends past the church buildings, it goes into the streets and into the community. God's presence cannot be contained, it is everywhere! I felt like God was sending a reminder that we live in His presence every day and we shouldn't think that when we are not at church that we are missing out because this simply isn't true! God can be everywhere and He is everywhere. Nothing can stop His presence from entering a community. It's up to us however, to acknowledge His presence and to dwell in it. We can dwell in His presence anywhere. 

We also need to remember that His presence dwells in us so when we go out to our communities we carry Him with us. We never need to think that we are alone because He is there always, He is our guide through life no matter where we are, no matter what we do. 

Thankful for: Determination

There are times when things just seem too hard, and we could easily give up... but with a bit of determination we can get through it. Determination doesn't mean we get through it without God, it just means that we will keep trying... knowing that He will get us through in the end.