How You Can Experience The Presence of God

When we went to dwell in God’s presence, it changes everything

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The one thing I ask of the LORD — the thing I seek most — is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. — Psalm 27:4, NLT

Christianity isn’t only about doing the Christian things. Believe it or not, there is something more to what it means to be a Christian. There is an experience factor that propels people into an entirely new life.

Experience is an interesting thing because it's subjective. I have had experiences throughout my walk with God, starting from the very beginning. In fact, here are three that stand out to me:

1. The first time I experienced time standing still and felt the weight of God’s presence rest on me was unmistakable. It was like a heavy, warm blanket that fell on me and I knew in my being something was different.
2. The night that I decided to believe in Jesus was similar. It was a terrible day and when I started to lose control and thought about drowning my sorrows in a few drinks, the rush of wind that I heard in my ears and the fact that the gospel became clear to me at that moment changed everything.
3. Then, there are those intimate times where…