{"id":682,"asset_id":"960","title":"Dependent on God\u2019s Presence By\u00a0Oswald Chambers","alias":"dependent-on-god-s-presence-by-oswald-chambers","introtext":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/d197n5kam3wa4q.cloudfront.net\/files\/2016\/07\/20-770x468.jpg\" alt=\"Dependent on God\u2019s Presence\" width=\"449\" height=\"273\" class=\"post-thumbnail img-responsive wp-post-image\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"Dependent on God\u2019s Presence\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">Dependent on God\u2019s Presence<\/h2>\r\n<h4>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/utmost.org\/oswald-chambers-bio\">Oswald Chambers<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Those who wait on the Lord\u2026shall walk and not faint. \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+40%3A31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaiah 40:31<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<div class=\"post-content\">\r\n<p>There is no thrill for us in walking, yet it is the test for all of our steady and enduring qualities. To \u201cwalk and not faint\u201d is the highest stretch possible as a measure of strength. The word&nbsp;<em>walk<\/em>&nbsp;is used in the Bible to express the character of a person\u2014 \u201c\u2026John\u2026looking at Jesus&nbsp;<em>as He walked<\/em>\u2026said, \u2018Behold the Lamb of God!\u2019 \u201d (John 1:35-36). There is nothing abstract or obscure in the Bible; everything is vivid and real. God does not say, \u201cBe spiritual,\u201d but He says, \u201c<em>Walk before Me<\/em>\u2026\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+17:1\">Genesis 17:1<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n<p>When we are in an unhealthy condition either physically or emotionally, we always look for thrills in life. In our physical life this leads to our efforts to counterfeit the work of the Holy Spirit; in our emotional life it leads to obsessions and to the destruction of our morality; and in our spiritual life, if we insist on pursuing only thrills, on mounting up \u201cwith wings like eagles\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah+40:31\">Isaiah 40:31<\/a>), it will result in the destruction of our spirituality.<\/p>\r\n<p>Having the reality of God\u2019s presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually. Our problems arise when we refuse to place our trust in the reality of His presence. The experience the psalmist speaks of\u2014 \u201cWe will not fear, even though\u2026\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+46:2\">Psalm 46:2<\/a>)\u2014 will be ours once we are grounded on the truth of the reality of God\u2019s presence, not just a simple awareness of it, but an understanding of the reality of it. Then we will exclaim, \u201cHe has been here all the time!\u201d At critical moments in our lives it is necessary to ask God for guidance, but it should be unnecessary to be constantly saying, \u201cOh, Lord, direct me in this, and in that.\u201d Of course He will, and in fact, He is doing it already! If our everyday decisions are not according to His will, He will press through them, bringing restraint to our spirit. Then we must be quiet and wait for the direction of His presence.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2021-07-22 02:16:58","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2021-07-22 02:19:48","modified_by":"873","checked_out":"873","checked_out_time":"2021-07-22 02:18:05","publish_up":"2021-07-22 02:16:58","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":3,"ordering":"0","metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":"0","metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}