HIS PRESENCE

His Presence there is nothing like being in and feeling His presence. I love, love basking in His presence. Now are there times when He feels far away yes, and that is because God created us as natural beings who get the joy of experiencing supernatural experiences when we decide to live according to His purpose for our lives.

Just last night, I was in presence weeping and wailing saying Oh GOD, Oh GOD, how much longer, I am so tired and this hurts so much, it seems like before I can take another breath something else punches me in the stomach and takes my breath away. What happened is going to blow you away. I got tired of crying but I couldn’t stop it. I turned on Bishop Jakes and these were the words he said, I don’t know who you are, but God said don’t abort, you are in the last trimester, you have come this far don’t you dare abort what God is trying to birth out of you. What? I know it hurts that’s the labor pains, and the closer you get to delivery the faster and harder the pain comes, but hold on you are going to be able to push any minute. I was looking at the TV tears streaming down my face, mouth open and moving but nothing came out. I finally was able to whisper God thank you. You see, He loves me so much He immediately sent me comfort.

Once that was done my phone rang and I wasn’t going to answer but I am glad I did it was my academic advisor and he wanted to finish my enrollment in school. He said you sound different now I have only had one other conversation with this man. I said yeah I am weary. I asked how did his wife’s doctor’s appointment go and he said great. He said wow Mrs. Cole, God has truly given you a heart for people I am impressed you remembered that. He then told me that they went to the hospital twice in two days because she kept having contractions. The baby is due the 2nd week in Feb. I told him that it didn’t sound like she would go until then but the baby was going to be fine and so were they. We completed everything and ended the call with a prayer. He said before we hung up by this time I had told him to please call me Shon. He said Shon, God is about to do something supernatural in you, I am going to be proud to say I met you on the ground floor. He said though it won’t change you one bit, God is already preparing you for success and moving those who won’t be able to handle your success. I said oh thank you and we ended the call.

I then let tears fall again because I was like God you promised me and here it is merely 2 weeks left and it seems like this may not happen, but I trust you and you said your word would not and could not return void can you let me feel you. I got chills like you can’t explain, my face got flush and I knew He was right there. I was just all of sudden at peace. The depression I was feeling was gone. I turned the TV back on and went to the church service I recorded Sunday. The preacher started with God told me to tell you, that what you are about to birth is too big to get through an open door. So He has to take the door down. He has to move some people, be glad these people are rejecting you. Because as sure if they were here with you now, they’d be trying to get God’s glory, I did this for her and I did that for her and I was just shaking my head because he was saying her. I smiled and I just kept playing it over and over, then he said this I know at the beginning of the year God made you a promise and the devil threw in a curve ball, it’s a curve ball that God allowed, so that He gets that much more glory out the story. He let it come at you, because He knows you are not all about me, and what I did, you already say look at what God did. So hold on, I know we have just a few days before 2012, but it will come to pass the promise you were made is coming to pass. Don’t be disappointed at who doesn’t return because God moved them, because they can’t share your stage. God moved them because they can’t handle who you are in Jesus. With His presence holding me, I again cried out thank you and the next thing I know it was 5:45a.m. People God is good.

I am Blessed to be a Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole
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December 20
And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not (Mal 3:18).
"Good morning," I said to the woman behind the counter as she asked if she could take my order. "You're a Christian, aren't you?" "I can see Him in you!" I boldly proclaimed. "Yes, I am," she replied with a beaming smile. I could literally see the presence of God in her countenance in the way she related to me and others.
When Moses led the people out of Egypt he had several crisis moments during those forty years. His greatest crisis was when he came back from the mountain and discovered the people had made a golden calf. It was after this he came to a profound conclusion.
"Then Moses said to him, 'If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.' What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" (Ex 33:15,16).
The difference between a Christian in the workplace and a non-believer should be that the Christian brings the presence of God with him to work. However, this is not always the case. A Christian can shut out the presence of God by his behavior. Like the Israelites who experienced great miracles in their lives but began to worship idols, we can move away from God. Sin separates us from God. His presence moves away from us. Moses realized, he too had to have the presence of God with him to lead such a people.
The prophet Malachi was saying a day is coming when you'll be able to recognize a clear difference between the righteous and the unrighteous. Would your co-workers be able to recognize a difference in you from others? Ask God to fill you with His overflowing presence in all you do today.