Experiencing God in my real life...

 

Ann at Holy Experience asked us to share on this Walk with Him Wednesday how we have recently experienced God.  And so I rack my brain and search my heart, for some earth shattering, "I will never be the same" moment.  But the truth of the matter is, while I have had a few such experiences with God, more often than not His presence and intervention in my life is a lot more "everyday" than that.  Like manna*, faithfully given to the children of Israel as their daily sustenance, so is God's presence in my life.  I simply don't live, breathe, function, without Him.  And like manna, I must live on today's manna-His presence, His love, and His work in my life today.  While the memories of the ways I have experienced Him in my life in the past are to be cherished and rememembered, they are not adequate sustenance for today.  I need fresh Bread from Heaven in my life each day.

 So, to answer Ann's question, I experienced God this week... -when I prayed with some of His people at our church's weekly night of prayer -when I was reading His Word and journaling and out of my heart and onto the paper came the words, "God, mark me as a Lover of God. Set Your mark on my heart." 

-when I read the words in Matthew 14:36 that all who touched Jesus were healed and so in prayer alone, as well as with others, I reached out and asked for Him to heal the muscle spasms in my neck. My neck has been much, much better this week. 

-when I asked God to bring His order to a day that had overwhelmingly too much to do in it,

 and everything I needed to do got done

-when I gathered with others at church on Sunday and I felt His heart for people...overwhelming love

-when the church shed tears and prayed together on Sanctity of Life Sunday,

 and asked God to help us make a difference for more young mamas and save more babies

-when I spent time with my grandbabies- all three miraculous answers from heaven

-when I took a walk on a blessedly sunny January day and once again saw and gave thanks for

the beauty He has created just for us to enjoy

  

 -when, like the layers of an onion, He dealt with another layer of darkness in my soul  

When I really look, really take notice, I am experiencing God everyday, right here in my real life.

  

*see Exodus 16