Are fears and anxieties overwhelming you? Do you wonder if sudden loss due to fires, hurricanes, floods, and storms of life will take you out? Jesus wants to give you peace, but you have to draw near. It is NOT enough to have a casual relationship with Jesus... You must spend time BEFORE HIM. In Hebrew that word also means face and presence. Strong’s Concordance #6440. ![]() So, when you are “before” something you are also in close proximity.
If you are across the room from someone, you are not “before” them. Their face and presence are not near. Additionally, it's very possible that objects are blocking your view, in the way, or maybe people are blocking access. You would have to take deliberate steps and actions to move yourself from across the room, and put yourself in front of the person you want to know and experience. Only then would you be able to look into their eyes, feel their breath, and be front and center, in their personal space. You’d be “before” them. Did you know there was an experiment done where men and women were paired to talk about life and values through a series of 36 increasingly personal questions, and then ended by staring into each other's eyes for 4 straight minutes? It was found that people fell in love. Some got married! A Japanese study looked into why that would be the case. They discovered that brain activity synchronized! Mutual eye-gazing bound people's brain waves into a singular connected system. Reference this article. Does your marriage need invigorating? Gaze into each other's eyes! Do your thoughts needs to be transformed? Gaze into the eyes of Jesus! His Word! His promises! His presence!
To have God going before you is to have Him very close. “I will send an Angel before you…” He is in your personal space to keep you and bring you to His intended destination that is full of provision and safety and hope, a place He has prepared in advance. To have His presence going with you is to give you rest. My presence will go with you… It is to have Him so close as to even carry you. Isaiah 63:9- In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old. To seek His face means that you are so close to Him that His joy is yours. It is contagious and you have His joy. In His presence is fullness of joy, Psalm 16:11. To not have other "litte g" gods “before” Him, is looking so intently at Jesus that there are no other powers that block your intimacy with Him. Fear cannot also be present. Lust cannot also be present. Being consumed with other relationships cannot be present. Pride can not be present. God resists the proud. Religion and striving can not be consuming you. It is impossible to be in God's presence when you are so consumed with other things. The presence and power of God destroys those distractions! You have to let go. You have to unburden. You have to make strategic decisions to remove what is blocking your attention on the LORD. There is rest in His presence. ❤️ In Greek, prayer tells the same story. It is a compound of 2 words:
🤕 Consider... How are you positioned? What are you "facing" towards? What is blocking your view of Jesus? What are your eyes gazing upon?
🙏 Consider... Do you have peace? Do you have joy? Are you striving and consumed with earthly things? Are you grieving over relationships and longing for them instead of God? You must get in front of His face so that His breath gives you new life.
👤 What is blocking God’s presence? What steps do YOU need to take to have nothing interfering with gazing upon His face?
⏳ What are you waiting for? He has everything you need!
👑 Hebrews 4:16- Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. He is waiting for you to draw near. Seek Him so that He can give you peace that surpasses understanding, Seek Him that He can hold you and wipe your tears. Be before Him so that He can counsel you privately. He will give you His thoughts. He will root out lies and heal shame infested wounds. He will console and comfort and strengthen and encourage and teach you the way you should go. Follow so closely behind Jesus that He is the one leading you, instead of wandering in the wilderness, trying to figure life out on your own. Get to know Jesus! #lafires #whereisGod #losteverything #Jesussaves #hurricanehelene #hurricanemilton #flooding #homeloss #faithinJesus #repent #returntoGod
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AuthorHi my name is Gina; and I'm a prayer coach, digital missionary, and bible teacher. My 25 year journey with God has been centered on immersing myself His Word, in the safe relationship God offers, learning about the power of surrender, and praying for His life in greater measure! Archives
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