Are You There, God?

When I was little my mom read me this book called Are you there God? It was a story about a kid who searches for God, everywhere he goes. After he goes through several different places he discovers You are Here God, you are everywhere!
Yesterday evening our house was a little chaotic and I decided to get out and have some quiet time at the local train watching platform. It’s a great place to stop and have a picnic, park, watch the sun rise or in my case set and watch trains. Now to me the trains are not that exciting but to others, people from all over the world come to see our trains. I’ve lived here my entire life so trains are just a part of my day. We have both north and south tracks and are one of the busiest train tracks in the south.
I backed up into a parking space, opened the sun roof, and just sat back listening to local instrumental station. Slowly the worries of the day began to fade away as I just began to press into God. There is so much oppression all around it seems to be worldwide and taking over but here I found myself just seeking refuge in the presence of God.
I watched the sun begin to fall behind the clouds and the light framed around them just as God was filling me with His light. It was perfecting timing as I was seeking a fresh word.
I felt Him say, people are wondering if I am here, and I said Lord you are here, you are right here with me. And I quickly remembered that childhood book. How can we show others you are here when all circumstances around us seem hopeless?
I believe He has a word for you today. He hears you, everything your heart is crying out for and he is listening. Although your situation may not be changing yet, he knows you and is holding you in the palm of His hand.
There are billions of people in the universe and millions crying out to God and yet He hears each one of His children. Just as He heard my cry last night, He answered it. And I want you to know He does answer specifically and directly. He is not a genie up in the sky waving a wand. When I asked Him to speak a word, I opened my Bible and my eyes fell on 2 Chronicles 34:27 and it says Because Your heart was tender and penitent and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants and humbled yourself before me and rent your clothes and wept before me, I have heard you, says the Lord.
It’s not luck or coincidence that I came to that verse it’s the power of the Holy Spirit revealing the truth that God is here and He is listening. The passage is actually a word for Josiah. He was only eight years old when he became king and he ruled for 41 years in Jerusalem. He was a good king, he was faithful to God and he tore down the alters that others before him had raised to baal. He was serious about reverencing the Lord. God honored his request even when all the land around him seemed to be corrupt and failing.
I think about our nation, the failing economy and many other nations that are far worse than what we could imagine and it’s just overwhelming. I feel as though I can’t do much but my heart cries out there is hope, I know Him!
I am just a small little dot among millions crying out, but He heard me and He answered. There are brothers and sisters globally ready to rise up and take their place in God’s plan.
Are you one who is crying out? He cares enough to send you a message today. You have been heard, it may look hopeless but don’t give up, stay fixed on Him and will heal you and your land.
You see we have to fight to stay in this place of rest and trust in Him. We will not always have the answers but know He does. He sees a much bigger picture than we do.
Psalms 91:1 says He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the almighty whose power no foe can withstand.
To dwell there means we need to stay there, keep in communication with Him, everywhere we are. Just like that book remember he is not conformed to stay in a church, an alter, a room, a closet, a tree, or the train watching platform in my case.
Here is here, right now in this place. If He is Lord of your life, He hears you now, your every cry. He is listening and answering you now.
Be encouraged today, we are fixed under the shadow of the almighty daddy whose power No one can overtake!

Amen!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OS0HDhnuuA
Hillsong London "You Are Here"

(For those of you who tuned in this morning on Blog Talk radio, their server was down and we were unable to broadcast this episode, but hope to at a later time.)