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I have walked with my Savior for the last 37 years of my life. In the process, I have discovered much about His likes and dislikes, His personality and His ways. But today, as I am overtaken with the holiness of His presence, I feel like I haven’t even begun to know Him.
I have seen Him displayed in the beauty of magnificent trees, the power of the ocean, the kindness of my friends, the giggles of my children.
I have known His touch upon my heart, His joy deep in my gut, His comfort when everything fell apart, and His tangible grace blanketing my very life. Yet the more I walk with Him, the less I seem to comprehend the majesty of who He is.
He surprises me over and over. He loves me to overwhelming.
I never felt so small than when I caught a glimpse of Him today. In the swiftness of the blink of an eye, I sensed Him in the midst, and I buckled under the weight of His love.
I fall to my knees, and I can hardly breathe. He loves me to overwhelming.
And right there in this moment, I want nothing more than embracing eternity and forever be with Him.
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I love being overwhelmed by his presence too. There is the practice of his presence, and then there’s the manifest presence where he overwhelms with love – the best of all! Sounds like that’s what you experienced here.
~abundant blessings
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I so know what you mean! thanks for stopping by, Debra.
This is beautiful Barbara Thank you for sharing today!
He is so awesome, isn’t He! Great post, I’m glad you shared.
To feel when His spirit settles about you and you can just bask in it…that is an AWESOME feeling!
Beautifully written. Thank you for posting. Found you on the Inspire me monday blog hop. You might enjoy my God Speaks column on treasuringgrace.blogspot.com…
diane
I will check it out Diane. Thanks!
Yes, amen! I so identify with your growing sense of His huge and overwhelming love for such a tiny creature as I. It can just bowl one over with awe!
Weak in the knees and just can’t stand up, that is what his devine presence does.
Thank you for sharing today at “Tell me a Story.”
Awesome and amen! He is so mighty and incredible– it can just take our breath away! Glad to hook up with you again via SDG! Blessings!
Thank you for sharing your love our Saviour! It’s so refreshing and encouraging!
YES! I think you and I have a lot in common in some of this. However, would so love to “see” Him flash past. For some strange reason, after my 46 years with Him, just this past short stretch of time … a few months only, I think … my brain is flooded with “is this real?” or “are you sure what you believe is true?”. I don’t remember being in this phase of spiritual life. What it boils down to is that all I can do is Trust Him and plead the Blood over my mind, heart, soul, and spirit. And move forward. And I will.
and I will pray! I find myself in those places often as well…
So very lovely.
Barbara, thank you for sharing your soul-deep experience with our sweet, gracious, and powerful Lord. You’re right, His presence can be overwhelming and beyond description… words can’t begin to capture where He takes us.
I’m a new follower and would love for you to visit and follow!
Mary @ Woman to Woman
http://www.marywomantowoman.blogspot.com
will come right over to your corner, Mary!
The holiness of His presence.
His overwhelming love.
I buckle, too, Barbara. May we always! Beautiful post from a beautiful heart.
I just pray I make more time to be overwhelmed by God’s presence. Blessings, Diane http://www.recipesforourdailybread.com I found you from the blog hop. I would love for you to visit me anytime.
will do!
The more we get to know Him, the more we realize we don’t know about Him. Gorgeous post. Thanks for linking up with Into the Word Wednesday.
Oh how awesome and amazing His love is for us… Wow, you were wrapped in all His Glory! hallelujah!
Absolutely beautiful! Nothing is more beautiful than catching a glimpse of God and all His glory!
It has to be wonderful to buckle under the weight of his love. That was beautiful.
What a beautiful moment!
So beautiful my friend! I love when He surprises us! When He meets me right when I need Him, but least expect Him! Thank you for linking up this week! Blessings!
Barbara…perfect message for my heart this evening. Thank you for sharing at WJIM this week. Have a fabulous week.
No other reaction to God’s presence than to fall to our knees. That’s how we know it’s really Him.
Amen…I’m in love with Him too. This is so beautiful.
Hope you have a blessed day…♥
I love that smallness. It’s the kind I felt as a child. Which makes sense, I guess, as I’m His child. Dropping in from Deidra’s today.
Oh, may we forever feel it!
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