Unbroken communion with God

At times when my heart was troubled, The Lord kept telling me to stay in close communion with Him; not to listen to what others told me. Just pay attention to what God told me. I believed God was the One to lead me to read the book by Max Lucado titled 'More like Jesus' today though Heng bought it before. It was no accident. I was reading this part written not by a monk but a busy educator and I realized that when my heart was troubled, I lost the most important thing in the world. My close and unbroken communion with The Lord and the joy that came out of it.

As he wrote, I could identity with what he experienced. I didn't know this was unbroken communion with God until now. He said he was feeling God in each movement, by an act of will, willing that God shall direct his steps and the words he typed. This sense of being led by an unseen hand which takes his hand while another hand reaches ahead and prepares the way, grows upon him daily. He has tasted a thrill in fellowship with God which has made anything discordant with God disgusting. The possession of God has caught up with such sheer joy that he thought he had never known anything like it.

God was so close to him and so amazingly lovely that he felt like melting over with a blissful contentment. The thrill of filth now repelled him for he knew the power to drag him from God. And after an hour of close friendship with God, his soul felt clean again. Oh this thing of keeping in constant touch with God, making Him the object of his conversation, is the most amazing thing to him. He now thinks more clearly, forgets less frequently. Things which he did with a strain before, he now could do easily and with no effort.

He worried about nothing and lost no sleep. He walked on air most of the time. Even the mirror revealed a new light in his eyes and face. He no longer felt in a hurry about anything. Everything went right. Each minute was met calmly as though it were not important. He remembered how as he looked at people with a love God gave; they looked back and acted as though they wanted to go with him. He saw for a day, a little of the pull Jesus had as He walked along the road day after day radiant with the endless communion of His soul with God.

As for me, I couldn't even remember the number of times I felt so overwhelmed by a revelation of His love for me and how I was swept away in a world of just me and my God. Still reeling from the intoxicating love I experienced from God, I saw the world with brand new eyes. Suddenly everything became more beautiful and the world became a much better place to live in. I knew I must be looking at people with the love God has given me. Other times when I was not so intoxicated with this great love, I went about my day with a blissful contentment of His nearness to me.

It was like I wasn't alone in doing my chores. Jesus was with me every moment in everything I did. As a result, there was a freshness and delight to the mundane tasks I had to do like ironing, washing and hanging clothes. As I did my laundry, I thought about His thoughts. It was like an endless conversation I had with God even after I ended my quiet time with Him. I was so conscious of His thoughts in my mind and I simply loved them. There was a touch of divinity in the little mundane things of life. As a result, the things I used to find it a strain now became enjoyable. It was lovely.

Other times I felt as if led by an invisible hand guiding my steps. It was all so subtle but if one was sensitive enough, he would know it was the hand of God. Oftentimes God worked through desires in my heart, even giving me ideas on where to go, what to do. As such I did not plan my week in advance. I did not worry about what to do as I woke up each day because I knew my steps were guided by The Lord. I knew He would put ideas in my mind as to what to do. Sometimes I felt a desire to go out and run some errands, other times I just felt like staying home. I just went with the flow.

It was so amazing to be in the flow with the Holy Spirit. Like that educator, I think more clearly nowadays and I forget less easily. I would be doing this thing and suddenly a thought would pop up reminding me to attend to something like pay a bill or what. I would try to respond promptly because there were times I pushed it aside and then I totally forgot about it. So I couldn't say The Lord didn't remind me. At other times I would be busy with my chores and The Lord would plant a thought that made me smile. He always channeled my thoughts to all things beautiful, praiseworthy, lovely, noble (Philippians 4:8).

Those days I walked in close communion with The Lord, I also walked with a skip in my steps. I found myself breaking out in songs frequently, if not whistling. I worried about nothing and lost no sleep. I was often not in a hurry and almost nothing could ruffle my feathers. As such I was able to meet calmly whatever news that came my way. In the past my usual mode would be to react and fret, jumping quickly to fix the situation. Nowadays I chose not to react so quickly. I took time to commit the matter to The Lord in prayer first and I waited upon Him to listen for instructions, whether He wanted me to act. Most of the times He would tell me to rest for the battle belongs to Him. And true enough, the matter was resolved before I needed to do anything about it. Praise The Lord!

What a sweet thing to be constantly in communion with Him! I am made happy by the Lord's presence every single day. Being with The Lord always makes me happy, no wonder bible says that in His presence is fullness of joy. It's really fun to be with The Lord. There is never a dull moment with Him. I believe it is the Lord's desire for every of His beloved child to draw near to Him and be in unbroken communion with Him everyday. It's really the abundant life that Christ has come to give us. Dear friends, why not make this decision to draw near to God today. Jesus is waiting for you.