By Pastor Andrew Farland
Today I am going to give you an exercise that will help you block out the noise of life. You’ll be able to sense God’s presence and hear His voice more clearly. So as you start, you will want to close your eyes (you’ll have to read on to capture the idea of what we are doing, and then you can practice while closing your eyes after reading).
Ready?
“Close your eyes and imagine that you are not your body, but instead, you are inside your body, and that your body is there to serve you. Now you are free to experience yourself as you really are, a spirit. And as you are there, inside your body, you know that the Spirit of Christ is there with you.
For the first time, you realize that you are not really alone and that you aren’t in the darkness. You are light and He is light. And both of you are together. Be still, and you can learn to hear His voice. And for this moment in time, can block out the rest of the world. As you do this you begin to know, recognize and hear Him speaking to your heart.”
As you begin to pray from this place inside of you, you will realize that you can connect more clearly. Take enough time to visualize yourself there inside your body. As you do this, you will be able to sense God’s presence and hear Him speaking to your heart.
This helps you to do two things.
1) To help you realize that you aren’t your body, but a Spirit, and
2) To be able to block out all the noise and distractions so that you can hear from God, who is and has always been right there with you.
You can practice this exercise daily!
When you become a believer in Christ, His spirit and presence take up residence inside you! From this place, God is able to powerfully change you from the inside out while speaking softly and gently to you!
Romans 8:11
“If the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from death, lives in you, then he who raised Christ from death will also give life to your mortal bodies by the presence of His Spirit within you.”
Be encouraged today because God is with you.
