Don’t we all want our home to feel comfortable, safe, and relaxing? When people come to stay with us in our home, do we not do all we can to ensure they are also comfortable and that they have a joyful and fulfilling experience?

Do you want God to live within you?

I do. Often I wondered why I couldn’t feel the joyful presence of God within me. I finally figured out why. Well, I suppose it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out, but some times the obvious things are the hardest to see.

In Joyce Meyer’s book “Knowing God Intimately” (2003), she points directly to the living arrangements that we are providing for God within our heart.

                “If we want [our inner selves] to be a comfortable home for the Lord, we must give up grumbling, complaining, fault finding, and murmuring.” “…He is not comfortable in the midst of our sour attitudes.”

She goes on to say  “ When we examine our inner life, we are looking at holy ground where the Spirit of God wants to make his home.” But she doesn’t stop there, she goes on to add in conclusion, “Our outer life reflects our reputation with people, but our inner life determines our reputation with God.”