Today it was easy to understand why God only gives us little glimpses at a time of Him.
We can not fathom how wide and long and high and deep is His Love.
I sat in church feeling overwhelmed by His Love and Presence. Actually for the past month now He has been speaking so loud and clear to me.
It began when I had a tearful conversation with a true friend whom means so much to me (Thanks Allyson). God spoke during my time in Bali. I began reading Eugene Peterson's "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction" on the trip and just finished it this weekend. God spoke through the pages. God spoke the loudest during a 1/2 hour on a country road in Bali. I know I have already mentioned this, and tough there were five other people in the car with me, it was as if it was God and I alone. I have tried numerous times since to sit down and write it all out, but God is not allowing me too. I came to the realization last week that it is because God wants the moment to only be for me and Him.
He has been repeatedly saying.....I love you, now be still.
That moment in Bali is something I have never experienced quite like that before with God. All I can share with you all, as well as in my personal journal, is that He was met and experienced in a powerful way that moment. That it was a time of reflection on the Past, a definite moment to be embraced in the Present, and He spoke very clearly about my Future.
And He continues to speak in each moment of each day to the point that I am overwhelmed by His Magnificent Love.
I have experienced Him in so many ways the past couple of weeks: through Noah and his family; my class, our Bible time; my quiet time; book I was reading; Bible Study; Church; a broken and hurt heart; laughter and sharing with a friend; and even today in a podcast from church at home (Can you hear me now? series).
What these have in common is God is Love. Yes, Love!! Do you know Him?
For when you know Him, you'll Love Him. When you Love Him, you'll Trust Him. When you Trust Him, you'll Obey Him. And when you Obey Him, you'll Share His Love.
In Sunday school we read Ephesians 3:14-19 and in church Ephesians 1:15-23.
I am humbly excited and overwhelmed in the magnificent Love of Christ.
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