A PRESENCE WITHIN

I don't know if you've had this feeling before. A feeling of emptiness, of frustration, of depression. It is as if there is a vacuum in your heart that cannot be filled. You feel sad, very sad but you don't why you are sad. It's like you can never be happy, that life has nothing for you. You watch celebrities and you wonder if their world is real.

Everything you've ever conceived, every inspiration, every idea becomes unreal, a fantasy. It's like you are falling into a deep hole and there is no one to bring you out. You look at the world around and you feel bad, like there's no reason to hope anymore. It's like your dreams will not come true and you think that there's no reason to live anymore. You lose all trust, all faith and you feel miserable, like you are left alone in a world that is lifeless, void of any pleasant moment.  There is no one to open your heart to and you even feel like committing suicide, ending your worthless life.

But even amidst that, you feel a presence within you, and you hear a faint voice calling out to you to hold on a little longer and saying no to all the negative thoughts whirling inside you. It's like the voice is arguing with you, telling you not to give up. That's the "PRESENCE WITHIN."

The Bible recorded that in the beginning, Gen. 1:2, "The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." His presence is always within us, even in darkness, you feel him, it's His presence that fills an empty soul with melody and makes merry a sad heart. His presence empties emptiness and occupies all voids. It's the same presence that brings inspirations and ideas. It brings music to your ears and joy to your heart.

His presence that is the only thing you need to fill the emptiness in your soul and the vacuum in your heart. So, the next time you are feeling downtrodden, you know exactly what to do. With closed eyes and uplifted hands, lift up your spirit to Him, let your inner being soar and let your soul rise up to acknowledge Him. Let His Spirit fill your whole being, and right there at that moment, you will feel His presence within you, taking up every little space in your being, wiping away all depression from heart and worries from your mind, erasing the bitterness you feel in your spirit and bringing an unearthly peace to your soul.