Continual Presence

I'm always thinking that I forget God throughout the day.  I get caught up in the busy, the to do.  I'm distracted by the chores and the needs and the activities of the day.  This was the thought assailing my mind as I walked to my car, closing out another busy day at work.  And then.....I heard the still small voice...."but we talked all day long."  And I realized...yeah, you know we really did.

I kind of think of "having the Lord's presence" in my day should seem like some big feeling....being overwhelmed with peace, angels singing the hallelujah chorus, warm light all around...I don't know, something more than just going through the normal.  And so I go around believing that I lose Him after prayer time.   And that's not the case.  And it's taken me alllllll these years to hear that message from Him.

As I go through my day, I yap at the Lord.  I discuss, ask, thank, praise, complain, grouse, get happy, get irritated....all of it, directed to Him.  Imperfect?  Yes.  A regular flow of dialogue?  Yes.  And so, His Presence is with me.  And I am aware of it, just not in the way I was thinking.  I was looking for the constant mountain top experience, when the Lord just wants me to walk the rocky path of the valley with Him.  Through the busy towns, and the arid wastelands, the times when all around is beautiful and peaceful and the days when it seems obstacles keep cropping up....the normal road through life.  It's not in the "AHA  head in the clouds moments"  but in the mundane, everyday routine that most of of live in daily, that we are to stay in contact and live in His presence.

I am so happy that the Lord finally cleared this up for me. Happy dance!!  I'd like my conversations with Him to steer more away from the complaining aspects, and I am working on that with the Holy Spirit.  But I am also thrilled to know that what I've been looking for all this time has been with me all along.  Who knew?!?!

Thank You Lord for Your continual Presence in my life.  Open my eyes further, wider....I want to see more clearly.  You are so good to me.

Psalm 139:7-12  I can never escape from Your Spirit!  I can ever get away from Your presence!  If I go up to heave, you are there; if I go down to the grave, You are there; if I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there Your hand will guild me and Your strength will support me.  I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night-- but even in darkness I cannot hide form You.  To You the night shines as bright as day.  Darkness and light are the same to You.