Hi there. Thanks for listening to the Sister Circle podcast.

My name is Crystal Evanshurst, and I'm your host. Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the podcast that's designed to help you live your life well and to make it a life you love. Listen, you get to choose. When was the last time you felt like God

was near? When was the last time you felt like you were able to get rid of distractions and the

demands of your life to have an experience with God where you just felt like he was in the room with you and you knew it and you wanted to stay there and you were able to engage in his presence?

When was the last time? I hope it was not too long ago. But I wanted to give you some tips and some information today

about what it looks like and what it can look like for you to practice the presence of God

ongoingly. Having the presence of God at work and on time in your life, ongoingly is one of the

best gifts you will ever give yourself. And it is a gift you have to give yourself

because while God is always there and always available, he is always in the atmosphere.

His presence is always accessible. He is not going to force himself on you. He is a gentleman.

He's not going to knock down the door. He wants to know that he's invited. That means

you have to create the space in order to engage with God in a way where you feel his presence.

And it is actionable. It's not automatic. It is beautiful, but it is something that you have to be

consistent about putting bounds on your time in other is something that you have to be consistent about putting bounds on your time

in other areas so that you have room for the blessing of his presence sometimes. Now, while I do

believe, and I understand that God's presence can be with us always, there are times where we

focus on him. We focus on a relationship, and that's where we experience him the most.

So the equivalent of this is dating or maybe you're dating somebody you're not married to or maybe

you're dating your spouse. Y'all can live together in the same house and be together all the time.

But having his attention and him having your attention is a different kind of

thing. How many of us have known what it's like to be in a location with other people but actually

not being present, not being engaged and not feeling the person's attention or their

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