Chasing

Have you ever sat long enough in God’s presence to listen for His answer when you ask Him for something? Have you ever pictured yourself standing before Him in His throne room? Ephesians 3:12 says that we have access to His presence. “Through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.”
I have been on an incredible journey to discover the perfect will that my Father has for my life. It wasn’t until recently that I began to understand that He has an actual plan, even a specific purpose, just for me. He knows the strategy that I’ll need to accomplish His plan, and in order for me to discover it I must listen to Him and seek His presence for my life.
I truly believe that He is trying to speak it to me every day. As He has been teaching me how to discern what that looks and sounds like, I grow thirsty for more and more.
My goal in writing this book is to inspire you to begin to peel back the layers that may have formed between you and our loving Creator. I want to challenge you to look around at all the people, things, and opportunities that each day brings your way, as I believe that He is calling you to Himself. He works every day to show you more of the abundant life that we can have as His sons and daughters.
Remember, we are all on a journey, and the path that we travel does matter.
As the bride of Christ, the church, begins to take on the individual identities we were created for, the church and the world will shine more radiantly as Christ makes His return to Earth. We should be a reflection of Him more and more as we approach that glorious day.
As we discipline ourselves to hear from heaven, the enemy begins to lose his power over us. Our eyes begin to see the bondage that surrounds us, but for some reason we have a hard time letting ourselves become free. Some part of our mind tells us that we are supposed to live in bondage. We may not purposely seek it out, but something inside of us does. The idea of being able to operate from a place of complete freedom on a daily basis is just too unfamiliar to us. The thought of being able to wake up every morning with the freedom to let God have His way does not seem like a reality. Most of us rely on our schedules and commitments, which prevent us from being able to experience this kind of freedom to follow God’s leading. Our calendars fill up with things that make us happy, but somehow we have left no room for new opportunities to come our way.
What if He really had an agenda for our days, and we were too busy to catch a glimpse of what that is? What if He was constantly orchestrating all of the things in our lives to take place just to show us more of His purpose in our creation? Does your daily routine have a place for Him to show up? If not, I pray that something changes for you as you read this book, and that a dream ignites within you for more of His presence in your days.