I have these moments where I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit and there are days where I know He is walking beside me because I can sense His Spirit all around But there is something so precious and so…crazy gentle about an actual “move of God” that nobody would ever be able to explain. In an odd way, for me, it’s like childbirth. You can hear a thousand different women explain their story and every single one is different.
Ironic huh?
Whenever you encounter a move of the Holy Ghost there is a re-birthing if you will of your faith, your purpose…your whole mindset of why you ever believed in the first place. Sometimes it can be the most beautiful experience ever in your life, then there are times where you are being lead by mercy to purge the very things you cling to as a safety precaution from getting hurt, and it can be painful. The Holy Spirit is such a complete gentleman though, He moves in a way that each breath you take is letting go of whatever it is you need to let go of so He can begin to enter in… “one…two…two…two…ready?…Okay…three….four…it’s okay, I’ve got time” He whispers.
Pastor Matt spoke about Altars tonight, very brief but it was insane because right where I stood I made my own altar in my mind. I think actual “moves of God” are few and far between because there are so many factors that need to be in place. Everyone there, everyone needs to be in one accord. The same frame of mind, having the same goal.
Everyone must be in the same spiritual frame of mind where their soul, body and spirit meet. And that is why they’re rare.
Your soul needs to be completely vulnerable to the Holy Spirit.
Your body needs to be in complete stand still with your heart preparing itself for what is about to happen.
And your spirit 100% seeking.
Right then, in that exact moment…all three things come into an agreement that whatever God is about to do, it’s okay, it’s okay…you’re ready. Right then the sweetest, most gentle anointing begins to fall. And there is no question that everyone in that room is feeling exactly the same way as you’re feeling. It’s strong enough to make a grown man weep yet gentle enough a child can feel it.
Some are so overwhelmed they fall to their knees, others stand and sob, pass out, shake, cry, whisper, pace back and forth…everyone different but the feeling is the same.
It’s a presence so amazing the only way I can describe it, is as if Jesus Himself had just walked through the doors of the Church and was walking slowly down the aisle. You could almost smell a soft aroma of peace.
Insane I know, it sounds so insane…
I’m sure at some point in your Christian walk you’ve questioned why you even deserve Jesus’ grace, love and mercy but when God moves…His power, glory, authority, His righteousness just becomes so clear, those doubts of everything you feel are faded by the most loving being you’ll ever encounter…The Holy Spirit.
Pastor Matt is 100% correct, you cannot rush this. As a broken hearted people we feel leery of vulnerability. It can be frightening. So when there is a group of us together, and I mean truly together…God cannot be rushed by a mere time on a clock. One day is as a 1,000 to Him, and if He moved swiftly, any sudden move, I believe would quench what was about to happen. When God moves in your whole entire world…it will take time, and the Holy Spirit is such a gentleman, time is what He will give to get us to where He see’s us already.
Man…God is such an awesome God of Omnipotence. One of the most amazing attributes of His character that we take for granted.
I am BLOWN away.
Tonight, for me…a re-birthing of my faith, my purpose. ALL that I am, EVERYTHING I have…His.
From my hands I freely give to Him all of my hopes, my dreams, my shame, my brokenness, my anger, my children, my fears, my doubt, my complete surrender in exchange for Him to allow me to just embrace the intimacy of His precious Holy Spirit. That tangible touch I so desperately need. 

Selah…
Cheryl