Unexplainably Tangible, Wholly Spiritual

Have you ever wept? I mean like tears flowing from your eyes, snot comin’ out all nasty, can’t talk, barely breath…just an ugly cry. You might call it sobbing. You might call it an emotional release, a burst if you will. Have you experienced this before?

Wow! This totally describes my drive to work this morning. It came outta NOWHERE! It was like I got punched in the gut, slapped in the face, and kicked…somewhere…all at the same time. There’s no better word to describe it than I was OVERWHELMED. Here’s the part that I considered absolutely AMAZING, I was overwhelmed by the presence of God. I know, that may sound cliché, maybe cheesy, but it is what it is. I was lost in the moment. I was lost in His presence. I was lost in worship.

My mind was clear of worry. My mind was clear of anxiety. My mind was clear of stress. My mind was EMPTY, OPEN…RECEPTIVE. You see, that’s just it. I wasn’t distracted. I wasn’t thinking about what I was going to do today or who I would see. I wasn’t thinking about tomorrow. I was PRESENT. I allowed His presence to be REAL. How? I acknowledged His presence within me, around me. I acknowledged His DEATH, my LIFE. I succumbed to GRATITUDE and praised Him.

I was LOST, now I’m FOUND!
I was DEAD, now I’m ALIVE!
I was HOPELESS, now I have HOPE!
I had NOTHING, now I have EVERYTHING!
I had a MOMENT, now I have an ETERNITY!

I was overwhelmed by the feeling, by the idea that this journey, my decision to follow Jesus, the relationship I have with the triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)…IT’S REAL! IT’S SO REAL! It’s unexplainably tangible, yet wholly spiritual.

I wept.
I sobbed.
I had an ugly cry.
I’m STILL crying…

I was overcome by grief and joy. Grief due to the depravity of our people. Grief because the people I LOVE, the people who mean the MOST to me are LOST. Joy because God is using me for His glory. Joy because God’s love, grace, and mercy are made REAL through my testimony, your testimony…HIS story! I’m praying today for God to use me in a BIG way, to use YOU in a big way, to show others just how REAL He is.

Unexplainably tangible.

So, as I mentioned earlier, this all took place while worshiping, while setting aside time to be PRESENT, allowing myself to be overwhelmed by His PRESENCE. Here’s the song I was listening to, am STILL listening to…I highly recommend listening to it, it could be the best 11 minutes of your entire week.

God bless.