When I Do Not Feel God Anywhere

Have you ever been in a place where God does not seem to be anywhere around?  You know, don't you?  You simply feel like you have a hole in your soul.  You feel like you are running on empty and your spiritual apparatus is wheezing along on mere fumes.

Bad things just seem to happen on days like this. Like the old country song "Gloom despair and agony on me... deep dark depression... excessive misery.  If it weren't for bad luck, I would have no luck at all... Gloom despair and agony on me."

What's a person to do?  Good question.   How about trying this on for size:  Think about where, in the Bible we hear these words spoken at Creation: " God breathed into man the breath of life and he became a living soul."  God "breathed" and we "became."  Jesus did this as well when He "breathed on His disciples and said 'receive the Holy Spirit.' "

Guess what I am trying to say is that, when bad things happen to you, a good person, "don't just do something sit there"..... relax and breath in that breath of life given us centuries ago to our ancestors. Let go of all the tension throughout your body.  Release it.  Be still and know (experience) God. Breath in and invite the Holy Spirit to participate. 

As you feel that Holy wind moving in and out of your being transforming oxygen into carbon dioxide... giving you and plant life ... (well life) You will open the door to feel God in you.  He will no longer NOT be anywhere, but He will be all in you and through you empowering you to live.  Works for me.

Now go be blessed 2day... Especially 2day
SoJourner

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