Intimacy

I absolutely love intimacy with Jesus. Getting right up close and personal with the One who gives me ultimate joy. His Presence is my favourite place to be, and there is absolutely nothing like it.

But I forget.

I forget how much I love it, I forget how it makes me feel, I forget the benefit it brings to my life. I forget to take the time to enter His Presence. I realize I am walking in His Presence as often as I acknowledge it and can enter in at any time. But to really soak it all in and saturate myself in Jesus' love, I need to get to that place. The place where I can almost see His face. The place where I imagine the throne room of Jesus and imagine myself dancing before Him. The place where NOTHING else is important and all my heart desires is to worship.

It takes work to get to that place. It is a matter of setting aside all distractions, all inhibitions, all other desires. I need to think less of myself and more of Him. Less of what is wrong with life and more of His goodness. Less of why I'm not good enough and more of what He makes up for. Letting go of the things that hold me back and fill my mind, and throwing myself at Christ who gave it all up for me. It is a terribly simple, yet powerful concept that needs to be constantly on my mind.

He truly does deserve all our praise, and yet it is so difficult for us to get to that place. We will never just "have the time". We can't afford not to make the time. I'm not even referencing reading Scripture, prayer, intercession, or devotions. I need to take the time to make myself completely aware of Him, and let Him overwhelm my senses and thoughts. The most obvious way I am affected by His Presence is through music. Passion Project is the most prevalent way I allow myself to be taken in by God and His majesty. During practices, the events; even preparing beforehand.

The feeling of empowerment I receive by His Presence is so incredible. The things He reveals to us when we worship Him, and the secret words He speaks to us can be life changing. It's more than just feeling good about singing a song that praises Jesus. It's going so much deeper into our relationship with Him and letting Christ show us things that are only found in the secret place. The inspiration and beauty of it all is sometimes enough to take my breath away. And still we forget.

I encourage you to let yourself go to those places. Maybe it's a fearful thing to let yourself be so open and vulnerable. God can show you things that may be difficult to overcome, but His phenomenal love can cover all of that. Maybe it's an issue of being to busy and not letting our minds rest on Him. He has so much goodness to share with you that will change the way you live. Pursue Him, and He will pursue you. Let yourself into His heart as He invites you. Move a little closer. Go a little deeper. Know His heart. It will always be worth it.