Presence is Enough

Presence is Enough

When our hearts are overwhelmed and our heart is full of shame and regret, we are less able to control our emotions and feel loved. This is when our heart needs to realise the presence of God will come and fill us with His love if we let Him. Let’s look to Him who made us to prefect this for us.

So in my early teens I went to a youth group where I felt alone and without love. This was a prefect example of being surrounded by friends and yet having no love in me. I didn’t know I was loved by God more than I could say, he made me for His glory. I didn’t know His love.

Yet this was the start of my journey into the gospel. Was I a man who God could say, here is one who is mine? Was I one of his children and wanting so desperately to fit in I made such a choice to reject him even as an adult. Yet I made the choice, He gave me many opportunity to turn back to Him.

As a child my heart made no sense, I thought it was a lonely space of shame and regret. Yet as an adult I made a choice to follow Jesus which I never regret. Oh the sweet presence of God that came upon my life. Yet what joy is mine that even now, even when I start to seek Him, even when I start to knock, there is an answer. Yes an answer of love.

He knows me, I gave him the permission to enter me and make His home in my body. He loves to dwell within my heart. He delights to be with me. I love to seek Him. I am found in Him. He is my true North and I am His child.

So what of our love? Is it as a child? He loves all his children. He will take your hand and shower you with Himself. This open invitation to love Him. While we are on earth this is our first call to love God.

So when we acknowledge his presence and allow him room to love us, he will acknowledge our frailties and short comings giving us peace and joy in place of our shame and doubt. So as the love God gives creates its home in you, allow Him to settle your heart to His word. That He who gave it all for our sake, who knew no sin, would receive us for His sake and give us freedom and joy in Him.

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