As my sister gets in her car for the commute home from work, she calls my mom and has their daily chat while my sister drives – my mom in her nice comfy living room, and my sister in her tiny car on the highway parking lot. More than once, the doorbell will ring while in the middle of their chat. My mom will answer it to find my sister right there on their front porch. She wasn’t so far away after all.
I used to pray while picturing God in heaven, with Jesus standing next to Him. I now wonder if during those chats, the Spirit of God and Jesus was knocking on my door, saying, “Hey, I’m right here!” I may picture God far away, when He’s actually on my front porch. Or more truthfully, He’s within me, knocking on my inner door. I just need to quiet my mind enough to hear Him.
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November 20, 2014 at 4:24 pm
When I pray, I can see Jesus and the Father inclining their ears to me, and I sense that they silence all of heaven just to hear my words. It’s a pretty special time with me and them. Thanks for your post. :-)
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November 20, 2014 at 7:25 pm
During difficult times it may seem like God is too far away to hear our prayer, or plea, but only waits patiently for us to acknowledge His presence and ask for His help. Maybe, this is why so many might think He never cared or heard our prayer. The Holy Spirit is a gentle one and waits only on us to seek Him out.
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November 20, 2014 at 8:42 pm
Thank you for this post. We need to remember that He is always close.
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November 21, 2014 at 6:08 am
Very inspirational! Thank you for this reminder!
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November 21, 2014 at 6:10 am
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He is always with us! Thank you Lord!
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