How small we are, and unworthy to stand before a holy God. I am totally and completely overwhelmed by the holiness surrounding me. Never before have I experienced so strongly the awesome presence of the Father. I cannot control myself, nor do I want to. Tears come easier to me than breathing. Realizing who I am and how utterly insignificant all my life and its complications really are has floored me. My eyes, spiritually speaking, have seen the glory of the Lord, and I am awestruck. My feeble attempts at putting this into words fall so short of anything that could remotely do it any justice. I try to cope the only way I know how; by crying out with my voice and my spirit to the God of all creation. "O praise Him. O praise Him. He is holy. He is holy."* Incomprehensible, this state I find myself in... and how true is that statement. For in all honestly, I truly am finding myself. finding the freedom that each one of us was meant to live out. The freedom that we are all called to respond to and receive. Not by our own merit or worth, for nothing we could ever hope to do would be worthy of receiving such a precious thing. The only way is to accept it as the free gift of a loving Father, who so selflessly gave us all the best He had to offer, and still continuously pours this love out on all of us. The challenge is, what are we going to do with it in return? Should we hoard it all for ourselves, hoping that God will pour out more for us, or that He has so much to spare that we don't need to share...? By no means, the only way to experience the fullness of this love is to share it with others. Those you love, obviously, but even the ones you don't love. We are to take this love to the extreme that we give it away freely even to those who hate us... This love covers a multitude of sins, and the essence of sin is selfishness. Basically, if we focus only on our selves, that is all we will ever have. But God has called us to love everyone, especially those who don't deserve it. Because, we are ultimately that person, and God has given us His love. It's the least we could do, and it's the most we can do... I have come to realize how the Lord loves me perfectly. This love is overwhelming, and mind-blowing, far above and beyond my limited imagination... Such simple words can be so profound. O praise Him; He is holy. Such a simple truth, but the weight of such a statement has forever changed my way of thinking, my attitude, and my worship. I can only respond with tears. My senses simply cannot contain, comprehend, or accurately express any of this. And I know this is only the beginning. I pray that God speaks through these words, that whoever reads them will be blessed in the same way that He has blessed me. Remember, love is an action; not a feeling... Let us really absorb this fact and apply it to our daily lives, that in everything we say and do, we may reflect God's love to everyone in our lives... Thank you, and God bless.
* "O Praise Him" by David Crowder
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