When I Breathe


The question was asked in a Bible Study group discussion,
“When do you experience God’s nearness?”

Answers varied from:
When I see a sunset I feel His presence
The beach
Walk in the woods
In my quiet time each day
When there is no one else in the house and all is quiet
Over coffee each morning

The answer burning in my heart was

When I breathe
His nearness is constant to me

If we seek Him we will find Him
Because He is already there
He is Near
That is His place in your life

When you draw near to God
He will draw near to you

Our life should be in the position of perpetually drawing near
Because our walk with the Lord is about relationship
The relationship we have with the Lord is as close as
When you breathe

Take a deep breath
Inhale, exhale, and say 
Lord, I know You are near

Jeremiah 29:13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

James 4:8a Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

Acts 17:27-28 27 So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’