How to Carry God’s Presence 24/7
(Even When Your Feed Feels Chaotic)
by Team CurlyNikki.com
“Whenever I remember that I am His temple, I sit different. I breathe different. I don’t worry at all. I don’t beg. I pray differently. And often, I put the phone down. This is key.” – Nikki Walton
“Lay the phone on its face and behold His. ” – Nikki Walton
“The whole world is a distraction. And you’re distracting yourself with another world inside this one.” – Nikki Walton
You’re Not Losing Him- You’re Losing Attention
You didn’t lose God. You just got distracted.
We all do.
You can be having a moment, silent tears, or a quiet awareness of Him in your room, and then suddenly, scroll, scroll, scroll, you’re back in your head. Comparing. Reacting. Wondering if you’re behind. Wondering what the point even is. Whole plot’s been lost lol.
The chaos isn’t out there. It’s in here.
But the Presence hasn’t left you.
You just stopped being aware of It.
The Key Isn’t Doing More. It’s Noticing More.
Carrying God’s Presence isn’t about spiritual perfection or constant worship music in your earbuds.
It’s about noticing.
Like recognizing the scent of jasmine on the breeze.
Or the moment between your inhale and your exhale.
It’s not about how loud your prayers are, it’s how quiet your awareness already is when you… STOP. AND LISTEN.
And here’s the good news:
You don’t need a perfect morning routine or a monastery to find Him.
You just need these five reminders…
1. He’s Not Somewhere You’re Not
Let this hit deep: God isn’t only in your prayer time.
He’s not only in the church building, your meditation corner, your prayer closet, or your Bible app.
He’s in your text threads.
In your work inbox.
In your scroll.
In your side-eye.
In your sigh.
The awareness of Him is the practice.
The more you whisper “Thank You”
…even while doom-scrolling…
…even while making lunch…
…the more you’re carrying His Presence.
2. Your Body Is Already a Sanctuary
Scripture says your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19)
But most of us walk around like abandoned buildings, disconnected, shut down, insecure.
What if you started walking like a cathedral?
Like the Presence is actually housed inside of you?
Try this:
Next time you feel anxious or disconnected, place your hand on your heart.
Breathe deeply.
And remember: He is here. In me. With me. Always.
Nikki says: Whenever I remember that I am His temple, I sit different. I breathe different. I don’t worry at all. I don’t beg. I pray differently. And often, I put the phone down. This is key.
3. Silence Is Louder Than Scrolls
Your phone is not evil. But your attention is sacred. It’s actually Holy.
You know the moment you catch a glimpse of yourself, mouth likely down turned, in your phone on the random blank, dark screen between videos while scrolling? Do you ever hesitate and think, ‘just look at me, lol’. You’ve just been scrolling too, long. Feeling numb. What are you scrolling for? A sign? Inspiration? Good feels? Rage bait? Most of the time you don’t even know until it stops you and distracts you.
“The whole world is a distraction. And you’re distracting yourself with another world inside this one.” – Nikki Walton
Return. To Love. To Him. That’s it.
Set a silent timer on your phone- 2 minutes.
No sound.
No goal.
Just awareness. Just sit.
“Jesus, I know You’re here. Let me feel You again.”
Even in the feed, you can find the Flame. Lay the phone on its face and behold His.
4. Joy Is a Signal, Not a Reward
Joy isn’t the result of Presence.
Joy is the Presence.
Even in your exhaustion.
Even in the messy kitchen.
Even when your toddler is tantruming or your job is draining…
If you can find one breath of Joy,
one smile,
one sigh of relief,
…you just plugged back in.
Let that be your compass. Not your to-do list.
Let Joy be the map that brings you back to Him.
5. You Don’t Carry Him Alone… He’s Carrying You
The deepest truth?
You’re not carrying God’s Presence.
He’s carrying you.
You’re not doing this alone.
You’re not maintaining some fragile connection with your own willpower.
He’s the One that keeps you.
He’s the One that lifts you.
He’s the One that sings you into being every moment.
All you have to do… is remember.
Sit With This
Right now, where you are, look around.
Breathe in.
Soften your jaw.
Drop your shoulders. Relax your stomach.
Let Him smile you into being again.
That’s all it takes.
That’s how you carry the Presence.
Not by trying harder… or trying later… after you finish whatever task it at hand.
But by remembering deeper.
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