Most believers know that we would be lost without the presence of the God but yet many live each day without seeking the presence of God.

I often start my day by inviting the presence of God and declaring my need for His presence each day. I know theologically that God’s presence is always with me but it’s important that I acknowledge His presence, that I welcome Him and that I make myself more aware of His presence in my everyday. In similar way I see my wife and kids each morning I always want to acknowledge them, welcome them and enjoy them rather than take them for granted.

Where am I going with this?

Well, as someone who has followed Jesus for around 22 years I am clear about how lost I would be without God. I look at who I was and how His presence has transformed me over those years and I am so grateful and deeply indebted to Him. As each year has passed and I push into more of who He is and what He is calling me towards I only become more in need of Him, not less. In the same way the ability to swim becomes more important the deeper the water becomes, the need for us to base our lives on Jesus becomes more important the further we push into Him.

Whilst most believers would share the same outlook as me, I am alarmed at how little our day to day practically requires the presence of God . Most of our days are filled with tasks, jobs and interactions where we either feel we don’t require God, or refuse to consult Him in the process. We don’t usually ask for His voice when we are cooking breakfast, driving to work, conducting that meeting, watching TV, going for a run etc.

Whilst we recognise He is in all of those moments, how often have we made ourselves aware of Him? How often have we asked Him to speak? Or even more challenging than that, how often are we putting ourselves in situations where we can’t do it and it requires only God in order to make it possible?

I’m talking to myself as much as anyone here.

If we truly want to be the kind of people who are rooted in the presence of God we have to be the kind of people who are routinely seeking and engaging with the presence of God.

How can we begin to do that this week?