How I Felt God

Lately, I’ve been feeling distant from God. Felt like He’s been silent. Not helping me out as much as He used to. Letting things go by that He used to not. I wondered why that was. I was doing everything right, wasn’t I? I read the Bible daily, I journaled, I prayed (out loud, I might add), I fellowshipped, I tithed, and I was kind to people. What could I be missing?
 Well, the answer came to me on a Sunday. What were we doing? The answer might seem obvious to you.
 We were worshipping.
 What? It was that simple? Yes, It was that simple. Notice I said simple, not easy. The very act of worshipping can be surreal. I poured my heart out to God, I praised Him, I clapped, I jumped, I waved my hands in the air. Guess how long it took to start feeling God’s hand in my life? Well, we sang about four songs, so I’d say about 20-30 minutes. Really? That’s all it took to feel close to God again? Yes, really. Not fasting for 3 days, or secluding myself for a week. 20 minutes of worshipping and praising God wholeheartedly. 
 Wow, our God really makes it easy to be close to Him on a daily basis. It almost like He understands our need for convenience. Notice how I said our need, not our want. Yes, we may want convenience, but it’s also a need. If it wasn’t convenient, when would we ever spend time with Him? Sure, some of us would make it work and study and pray. But how hard would it be to be fishers of men when it sounds like you have to put everything aside forever, abandon your family, and spend every free moment in solitude, just in the hopes of getting a feeling that God is near?

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