Dust Motes And Carpet Debris

Ephesians 3:12, Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.

As I lowered myself to the floor I realized that circumstance is what led to this place, but conviction is what met me between the dust motes and carpet debris. This posture of submission and out pouring of the heart should be my daily habit before grogginess completely escapes my body, but alas it is not. It is often the pulling open of my eyelids by a hungry child that begins my day.

This place of mine and His is sacred. My husband and children know of this place. They know why I can be found flat-faced to the carpet between the bed and my dresser. Though often dirty by my lack of housekeeping in this humble corner, it is sacred none-the-less. And I am myself here. I am the girl with nothing to hide for nothing escapes the eyes of heaven. This is the place where my life is put on pause while I bow before my Heavenly Father.

I am enlightened by the Spirit that dwells within me that it has been too long since I was last here. My Father has missed me. Too often we take for granted His presence in our life. We know that every step we take and move we make He is right there. We pray our prayers and speak His name, but it is never the same. It is never the same.

There is a great difference between Him being present and us being in His presence. A great difference… and a great divide perhaps.

When I finally lift myself from this humble place, I walk away knowing that my prayers were heard for the Spirit confirms it within my soul. It is the peace… the peace that surpasses all understanding. Every time I enter into His presence, I feel hungry for more. More of Him, more of His attention, more of His time.

Often when I pray within the chaos of the day, in my humanity I ponder whether The Lord heard my prayer through the mess. This leaves me feeling restless. And I feel a great desire for Him. I desire more of Him and more of His attention. More of His time.

So, regardless of which route we are taking- knowing He is present or being in His presence- the God-shaped hole in our soul reacts the very same way. We are always desiring more of God. To stand in the middle of the divide would be to stand without Him. Many exist each and every day barely acknowledging The Lord by simply resting on the truth that He isn’t going anywhere. Many exist each and every day generously acknowledging The Lord by simply submitting to His presence in every situation and circumstance.

As my eye catches a yet to be vacuumed thread stuck to the fibres of the carpet, I remember that this is place I need to be; long to be. Right between the dust motes and carpet debris is where I am to be pulling open the eyelids of God as a hungry child.

Father, birth in us a great desire to be in your presence, not barely acknowledging your presence. Make us hungry children seeking our Father’s face before we have to face the world around us. In Jesus name, amen.

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