How to Experience More of the Presence of God In Your Life

IF we want to experience more of the peace of God, more of the presence of God, more of the power of God, more of the blessings and favor of God we must be LED by the Spirit of God.   We have this promise from God those that are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God.   This makes being led by the Holy Spirit a requirement and not an option for the life of a Christian.   

Romans 8:14-16  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!"  The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.

The Spirit of God is the comforter that Jesus promised to send from the Father.  Jesus sent the comforter to us to confirm to us that we are God's children.   When you seek God but the presence of God does not flow upon  you it can make  you feel like an orphan.  I have talked to many people and counseled many who have a blockage when it come to the Spirit and presence of God in their lives.  Nearly every time it leaves the feeling like a spiritual orphan, as if God has rejected them or pushed them away for some reason.   When the Holy Spirit is grieved the Spirit of God does pull  back from our lives.  It is unreasonable to think you would feel the presence of God when you pray every time that you pray, but also if it has been months and weeks and you have not felt the presence of God this should not be this way in your life.  We can grieve the Holy Spirit and also quench him in our lives.  You cannot do things YOUR way, and be LED by the Spirit at the same time.  If you neglect to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit long enough, he will pull back from you life eventually.  

When God quickens us to pray and we come up with enough excuses and delays eventually you will lose that unction to pray, and only when you lay aside EVERYTHING and seek God completely will you be graced again with the precious leading of the Holy Spirit to pray.    You may have to seek him whole heartedly  for weeks, even months before that unction to pray comes back into your life, but aren't we the same way with our friends.   If you call a friend and they keep putting you off, and not answering the call and ignoring the text, most of us will turn around and do the same when they suddenly need us and start calling and texting us.   The Holy Spirit does get grieved and quenced, He does pull away from us if we don't treat his comfort and friendship as valuable.   

If you struggle feeling the presence of God in your life, lay aside everything for how ever long it takes and call upon God, and ask for mercy and restoration.   And then whenever the Spirit begins to quicken you again don't make the same mistakes and LEAD  yourself.  Let the Holy Spirit lead you, lay down what  you think you have to do and do what the Spirit ask  you to do when He ask you to do it.  He is a comfort, a best friend, and more valuable than silver and gold to those who treasure HIm.  But if you do not treasure the presence of God, you will hardly ever be able to experience it.