To See God...

If you stay quiet but for a second, and you begin to pay attention, to perceive instead of simply seeing with your human eyes, you will realize that every moment of the day, God is working. At times we focus on ourselves, our lives, and our situations and we completely neglect the spiritual atmosphere that surrounds us and the occurrences that are taking place everyday, the miracles that he is doing, the words that he is speaking, the touch that gives us peace in this messed up world.
For a while a group of friends and I had entered into a season of fasting, praying, seeking, reading and listening to God. We didn’t do this for any religious reasons but simply because (and I say this for my life) I needed to re-focus. I was beginning to doubt and allow my humanity to enter my walk with God so I felt I needed a season to reconnect with God.
At the beginning I must admit, I didn’t feel a thing. I just felt like I was starving myself for no reason. But after a while, I started to concentrate on God, dragging me away from my own logic and myopia and leading me into His will.
It all started on a Friday night, sitting in small group, interacting with people, watching a study video and being in a semi-bored state. I sat there pondering quietly and based a testimony by my small group leader, things finally began to make sense. The testimony itself wasn’t the revelation but moreso the introduction to the revelation. You see, at that moment, things weren’t just happening, but it all seemed like part of a plan. The answered prayers, the still small voice, the service of others, the love towards humanity, the ancient Hebrew definition of “waiting” being used as an action word, the need for humility, it was a plan being revealed to me in all clarity and for a moment, I saw the heart of God and His will over my life. For a moment, everything made sense and it was as if God was shining a bright light to my path, letting me know what my next step in life was, what kind of season I would be entering and that He would be with me the entire way.
Some may call all of this a coincidence but I don’t think so. If we take our eyes off of ourselves for a second, sometimes, We can see God.