Alien Drums

The presence of God, how can the human mind comprehend it. It would seem impossible. 

Christianity teaches that in the believer both the Spirit of God and the reality of sin reside. The experience of the believer affirms the internal battle between good and evil, right and wrong; and the testimony of the Apostle Paul confirms it in Scripture. How can it be?

The simple answer, of course, is that we are still becoming, we are not what we will be, there will be a day when the Spirit of God has completely vanquished the spirit of sin and rebellion within us. Despite the ongoing spiritual battle, we get glimpses of what spiritual victory will be like as we experience it in small doses.

The temptations of sin begin to pale as our minds detect hints of the presence of God. They come in varied forms. For me, one of those hints through the years has been the sense that something is out there for me, some destiny if you will. Not necessarily a destiny of greatness, but a destiny of purpose.

And I have sensed that God held that destiny, held it out like a carrot dangled before me, not in a cruel, tempting way, but in loving, coaxing manner. He has been trying to lead me. Now, at age 51, the picture of that destiny is much clearer, though not complete.

One thing I have learned is that we should not grasp for our destiny, we should grasp for our God, for His presence, even though it is something we cannot completely comprehend.