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 Snapp secret... sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and I feel Gods presence and his comfort surround me. It surrounds me almost like being wrapped up in a heated blanket. Or being hugged by the one person you need it from the most. He is with me and it feels good.


I didn't have this feeling before I was baptized in 2024. In fact the opposite was true. I would wake up and feel great fear. So much fear that I couldn't go back to sleep. But since my baptism I have felt a comfort when I wake up in the night. A comfort that lets me know God is here, and God is with me.


I was talking to my family members yesterday and I spoke about how I feel God when I sing and play violin. So much so that it sounds foreign to me when I hear from people that don't feel his presence when they perform music. 


I think we all have the blessing to experience Gods presence one way or another. It takes accepting God into our lives first though. Some people experience it through connecting with a friend, or through gardening. Sometimes we cherish those times and sometimes they feel overwhelming. 


I will be the first to admit, Gods presence can feel overwhelming. It can feel all encompassing. Almost like "big brother is watching." But more like "big brother is in my body." It's outer worldly and so so so inner worldly that it feels very personal. And that can be overwhelming.


Reader, I must tell you. Sometimes we need to embrace the overwhelming and as you've heard me say before "embrace the suck." As in, you need to soak this moment in and feel it with every inch of your being. Even if it's awaward. Even if you feel like you aren't good enough for that moment of blessed love from God. Even if it's scary. You must embrace it.


Last night I embraced it when I woke up in the middle of the night and felt his loving presence. Instead of being scared I took a few minutes to thank him for being in my life and then I went back to sleep. Today I will embrace it by playing my violin. And playing only for God the almighty to hear. 


I encourage you to embrace God. Feel his presence and soak it in. After all some people are so removed from Him that they never feel his presence. If you do, you are among the blessed. Don't fear it, embrace it. Embrace the lord.


Lindsay Snapp


P.s. I finished my pumpkin quilt.





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