In The Stillness Of The Night...Part Two

Walking In His Presence

There is an amazing transformation that takes place when we walk in His presence. We become startled with the depth of our feelings of love for Him. These new feelings are but the sublime inner response to HIS love, forgiveness, and kindness. With few or no words, he simply presses them into our hearts. From then on, there is no holding back. We willingly throw ourselves into His keeping. Deep inner convictions are spoken into our beings. Know and be humbled that He has searched the world over for those of us who will walk with Him. Bonds of loyalty are formed and "we know that we know that we know Him...." and faith is born. This is the heart beat of our walk with Him and upon this foundation, the road ahead will be built on....that first love.

As we walk on, we will learn to hear His voice as He guides, teaches, comforts, and inspires us. He even comes to tell us how we should pray to Him. Although He is never more than a heartbeat away, we sometimes are mystified by how he answers our requests. We might be left wondering if He has heard us but these times call for courage. His strength and goodness will never fail us. Press on in faith. We will begin to experience a growing strength of character as we give Him our complete trust . How he decides to answer our prayers may surprise us but they will bring us to a place of happiness that we have never known before. I know this to be true in my life.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
2Timothy 1:7

Each day as I walk to the barn, I pass by a small Sweet Gum tree that most people would not even notice as they approach our house. As all the trees on and surrounding our farm have finished displaying their colours, having lost their leaves, I have noticed that this little Sweet Gum tree has stubbornly hung onto its leaves. Its red and orange leaves catch my attention every day and I admire its tenacious spirit. And each day the little tree continues to hang onto its leaves, I ask God to give me such a courageous spirit to move on, within my life. May He do the same for you.

There is still more to come....