5 Things That Happen When You Truly Enter the Presence of God

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5 Things That Happen When You Truly Enter the Presence of God

I used to think I was in the Presence of God just because I was praying. Or crying. Or listening to worship music. But what I’ve learned through pain, healing, and a holy kind of stillness, is that His Presence changes everything. Not just your emotions. Everything.

And once you’ve truly entered, you can’t pretend anymore. You can’t settle for performance. And you won’t want to.

Here are 5 things that happen, every single time, you truly encounter the real, living Presence of God.

1. You Stop Performing and Start Abiding

No more striving.
No more spiritually performing for others.
You’re no longer “doing things for God”, you’re with Him, and that’s enough.

In His Presence, your to-do list drops. Your identity shifts. You finally get it: He never asked you to hustle for His love. He just asked you to stay.

“Abide in Me, and I in you…” – John 15:4

2. Fear Can’t Stay in the Presence of God

In the Presence, fear has no audience. Anxiety gets silenced. The lies get quiet. Why? Because perfect Love is there. Not the idea of it, Him.

And where He is, fear doesn’t just bow out, it vanishes. Instantly, always. Gradually, sometimes, in your lived experience. There’s always a deep exhale, tho!  You don’t have to psych yourself out of fear anymore. Just stay in Him.

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear…” -1 John 4:18

3. You Remember Who You Really Are

In His Presence, you’re not your mistakes.
You’re not your trauma.
You’re not “too late” or “too much.”

You are known.
You are whole.
You are His.

And the wildest part?
You don’t think it- you feel it. Deep in your belly. It’s like He tells you silently, “You are Mine. And I never left you.”

4. Time Breaks-and Eternity Starts Now

When you enter the Presence of God, you stop waiting for your “next season.”
You realize… it’s here. This is holy ground.

Your miracle?
It starts in the room you’re sitting in.
Not in some far-off future. Not when everything’s fixed.

Now.

5. You Don’t Want Anything Else

Once you’ve truly tasted the Presence, 
You don’t want the platform.
You don’t want the applause.
You don’t even want the answers.

You want Him.
His breath. His nearness. His gaze.

Because the healing isn’t the miracle.
He is.

“In Your Presence is fullness of joy.” – Psalm 16:11

How to Feel The Presence of God (Even When You Feel Nothing)

There are days when God feels close enough to touch, and days when you can barely whisper His name.

You don’t need to chase a feeling. But there are ways to become more aware of His Presence, because He’s never not there.

Here are some ways we return to Him, no matter what you’re feeling:

1. Whisper His Name Like He’s Already in the Room

Don’t yell.
Don’t beg.
Just whisper.

I like to imagine I’m turning toward Love with every breath.
And I say His name, not to get something, but because I miss Him.

Try this now:
Close your eyes. Whisper, “Jesus.”
That’s enough.

2. Practice the Presence- Right Where You Are

I learned this from Brother Lawrence, but it’s my daily rhythm now:
Every time I wash dishes, stir my matcha, open my laptop, 
I say in my heart, “You’re here.”

God doesn’t show up when the worship starts.
He’s been sitting with you in silence.
You just didn’t know where to look.

3. Set Your Phone Down and Let Him Hug You

I remind myself all the time:
When I’m scrolling, I’m not hugging Him back.
When I’m worrying, I’m not resting in His arms.

So I stop.
I breathe.
And I let Him hold me like the child I am.

You don’t need words. Just stillness.
That’s the hug.

4. Talk to Him Like He’s Your Best Friend

Drop the church voice.
Drop the “perfect” words.

He knows you.
Talk to Him like I’d talk to you if I was sitting next to you on your bed.

You can say:

• “I’m tired.”

• “I don’t feel You, but I believe You’re here.”

• “Stay with me.”

And He will.

5. Stay Until the Peace Comes

Don’t rush off.
Don’t scroll away.

Even if you feel nothing, He’s doing something.
That tension in your chest? That’s Him knocking.

Stay until it loosens.
Stay until you smile.
Stay until you know He’s smiling at you.

That’s Presence.
That’s God.

How do you place yourself in the Presence of God? How do you stay?!

Tell us in the comments!

 

Read CurlyNikki’s reflections on the Presence of God and her experiments in practicing Him 24/7!