Where is God Amidst All This Chaos?
Special: Counseled by God Free Video Event and up to 50% off!

Pt. 3 Where God Lives by Charity Kayembe

Mark Virkler's picture

Today my daughter takes us to the Gospel of John, as we re-visit the Last Supper with Jesus and His disciples.

Sometimes it's hard to imagine what may have gone through their minds during this time and I think you'll appreciate how Charity envisions the conversation in her own personalized way. 

Enjoy this unique perspective and invite the Holy Spirit to breathe on His logos, making it rhema for you.

Follow the Leader

Jesus was baptized by Holy Spirit and we know that from that moment on, He only did what He saw His Father do, and spoke what He heard His Father say (Jn. 5:19,20; 8:26-29). He didn’t make decisions by what His natural eyes saw or judge by what His physical ears heard (Isa. 11:1-3). Instead He lived into the spirit realm and exclusively out of divine initiative, and He called His followers to do the same.

That was the invitation, right? He said, “Follow Me” and they did (Mk. 1:17,18).

John 13 - 17 – The night it all went down

Which worked out really great for about three years. The disciples and Jesus were doing all kinds of awesome ministry and miracles, until that fateful evening when Jesus sprang some news on them they were not prepared to hear.

"So guys, this has been a great ride. I’ve had fun, but… I’m taking off."

"What?! Well, wherever You’re going, we’re coming too."

"Sorry, but where I’m going you can’t go."

"Jesus, You can’t leave us! You said to follow You! How can we follow You if You’re not even here? We can’t see You, we can’t hear You. This doesn’t work without You!"

"Don’t worry. I’m sending Holy Spirit, and He’s gonna help you."

"Holy Spirit? We don’t know Him. We want You, Jesus!"

"Guys, it’s going to be okay. Holy Spirit is coming, and He will comfort you."

"Comfort us? We refuse to be comforted if You’re not here with us! You’re the one we’ve shared our lives with! You’re the one we’ve worked with and played with and ministered with all this time. You’re the one we love!"

My husband is to Jesus as my brother-in-law is to…

As I imagine this scene being played out, I almost picture it happening between me and my husband, Leo. He's from Zambia, just like Jesus is from heaven.

Leo comes to America, we fall in love and have been working and ministering and playing and doing life together for years.

Now all of a sudden Leo says to me, “Okay honey, I’m taking off. I’m headed back to where I came from.”

"I’m sorry, say that again."

"Yeah, I’m going home. And by the way, you can’t come with me so don’t even ask."

"Uh, you're kidding me right now, right?"

"Don’t worry though, because you know my brother Stan? Yeah, I’m going to send him to you…"

"Now wait just a minute!"

"Yeah, he’s gonna come and help you, and be a comfort to you and…"

"Agh!"

Now, I love my brother-in-law. He’s awesome! But I don’t want Stan instead of Leo. That doesn’t work! I love Leo and don’t want him to leave me.

Where I went wrong

See, at this point I had a couple different ideas about Holy Spirit, and neither of them were really right at all. First of all, I had my favorites. Of the Godhead, I definitely liked one of those Guys best.

The way I figured it, Father God never even came to earth where I live. Sorry, not my favorite.

Sure, Jesus came for a bit, but then He took off before I ever even showed up! Not my favorite.

But Holy Spirit... I mean, yeah it took Him a while to get here, but once He came, at least He stayed. Holy Spirit was definitely my most favorite member of the Trinity.

3 for 1 Special

But that’s because I had another wrong idea about what actually even happened with Jesus' ascension and Holy Spirit coming to baptize us. I had the mistaken notion that it was an even exchange. Jesus was on earth, Holy Spirit was in heaven, and they were going to switch places.

But that’s not really the case.

Instead, it’s more like a three for one special - where Holy Spirit comes and He opens our eyes to the spiritual realm all around us, and we get to see who is there.

“Oh wow, Jesus? You’re still here! You didn’t leave me? You didn’t forsake me!"

"And Father God? You’re here too? You’ve always been right here? All along! I just couldn’t see You before!”

And just like that our eyes are opened to the spirt world that permeates our physical world. The supernatural realm that infuses our natural realm. The kingdom of heaven that was never really that far away after all.

Where God Lives

Indeed, we live and move and exist in God, which makes Him pretty close. If we reach out for Him, we'll find Him because He is not far from any one of us (Acts 17:27,28).

And that is the revelation.

Sometimes we may be tempted to question God's presence because we can’t see Him or see what He's doing. We're trying to look for Him, but we're not finding Him. Where is He?

Well, God is Spirit and lives in the spirit realm. So perhap the reason we haven't been seeing Him as clearly as we’d like is because we just haven't been looking in the right place.

 


Back to Eden: Restoring the Super to Our Natural


For more on living into the sacred supernatural visit my new site GloryWaves.org.


 

Related Resources: 

How to Be Empowered by the Holy Spirit!   

Related Blogs: 

Back to Eden   
Add new comment

Comments

Anonymous's picture

I just recently been introduced to your blog site here and really enjoying what you have written. I have had a huge growth over the last 15 plus years, especially in understanding the Trinity and who and what we are in Christ. I am a huge fan of Baxter Kruger (The Parable of the Dancing God) and Paul Young (The Shack) and have started my own blog years ago to write down what I've learned. Feel free to read what I've learned over the years.

I'll keep reading and hopefully learn more.

boydmerrimanchristianity.blogspot.com

Anonymous's picture

Hey, I have to say that I can follow your spirit and THE spirit with the way you write. It's SOOOO uplifting to me!

Anonymous's picture

Dear Charity,
I so love how you make access to God that easy.
Same for seeing in the spirit.
Makes me want to read more and more.

Kind regards,
Ttendo Mulungi

Add new comment

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Results

Results 1 - 10 of 479

Pages

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 305 Pages | Retail: $16.99

Have you ever wished you could just sit down and have a long talk with the Lord? Wouldn't it be wonderful to move beyond having a theology that states that God loves you to actually hearing Him whisper words of love into your heart? When you're worried or confused, wouldn't you love to see the situation from His perspective and hear how He wants you to respond?


Price: $14.95

Dialogue with God

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 296 Pages

This top seller for 30 years from Bridge Logos provides a narrative, right-brain presentation of the principles of how to hear God's voice. Especially enjoyable for personal use, it makes a great gift for introducing a loved one to the voice of God. This book teaches the four keys to hearing God's voice in readable style, and also devotes two entire chapters to moving samples of people's journaling (i.e. their two-way dialogue with God).

Price: $17.95
Hear God's Voice Guaranteed Package

Hear God's Voice Guaranteed Package

9 Books | 10 CDs | 10 DVDs | Save Over 20%

Have you ever wished you could just sit down and have a long talk with the Lord? Wouldn't it be wonderful to move beyond having a theology that states that God loves you to actually hearing Him whisper words of love into your heart? When you're worried or confused, wouldn't you love to see the situation from His perspective and hear how He wants you to respond? When things don't seem to be going your way and your prayers aren't answered the way you had hoped, wouldn't it be great to hear Him tell you where He is in the midst of it, and what He is working out in your life? Are you ever just a little bit jealous of others who say with such confidence, "The Lord said...."?

Price: $175.00

How to Hear God's Voice

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 317 Pages

We recommend that you order the newest revision of this book titled 4 Keys to Hearing God's Voice. It includes 95% of the content of How to Hear God's Voice but is reorganized so it fits perfectly with the 10 DVDs on this subject by Mark Virkler. In addition, it gets you started using the four keys earlier in the book and gives you more journaling samples and exercises. Since we have removed the large margins, it is a smaller and less expensive book.

Price: $24.95

Prayers That Heal the Heart - Revised & Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 320 Pages

Prayer counseling that breaks every yoke! Everything you need to experience deep healing of your soul and spirit.

Did you know that you don’t need to be continually plagued by negative thoughts, feelings, pictures or memories?

It is not part of the "human condition" to feel the constant nagging of doubt, insecurity, or anger. No matter what sin you are trying to overcome, what lie you think you’ll always believe, or what traumas your heart has suffered in the past, you will receive total freedom and restoration by praying these prayers in faith. 

Price: $19.95

Twelve Weeks to Spiritual Mastery - Group Coaching

A group coaching experience with Mark Virkler

Because I could not find a Spirit-anointed teacher/coach, I spent ten extremely frustrating years seeking to hear God’s voice!!! Suggestions offered did not help me, things like: “You just know that you know. It is a still small voice. He speaks from your heart.” No one could give me the answer I needed which was: Hearing God’s voice is as simple as quieting yourself down, fixing your eyes on Jesus, recognizing His voice as spontaneous, flowing thoughts and writing down His flow as it is coming. Test what you have written after the flow is done, NOT while it is occurring.

Price: $1,200.00

Counseled by God

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 146 Pages

Have you ever been defeated by negative emotions such as anger, fear, guilt, inferiority, condemnation or depression? Have you tried to fight them off unsuccessfully? Is there an answer that is deeper than simply trying to mentally reason yourself out of these emotions? Is there a way that Jesus can speak a word of life into the depths of your emotional despair and bring healing on a deep level? Is there a form of Christian counseling that begins and ends with the movement of Christ within your heart, rather than simply with the words of man?

Price: $10.95
Hear God Through Your Dreams Workbook Cover

Hear God Through Your Dreams Workbook

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 92 Pages

A newer book has been released that accompanies this workbook: Click here for Hearing God Through Your Dreams by Charity Kayembe and Mark Virkler (featured on Sid Roth's "It's Supernatural", with almost a million views just on YouTube).


Do you often wake up feeling there was a significant message in your dream, but you’re just not sure what it is? Like Daniel and Joseph, do you long to be able to help others understand their own dreams and win them to Christ as you explain His night messages to them? Wouldn't it be nice if you could receive mid-course corrections from the Lord while you sleep? Do you wish you could be receiving divine inspiration, creative solutions to problems, and direction from the Lord during that third of your life that you’re “just” sleeping?

Price: $11.95

Hearing God Through Your Dreams

by Mark Virkler and Charity Virkler Kayembe | 292 Pages

Learn How to Hear God’s Voice, Even When You Are Sleeping

It is always fun to be on the winning team. Well look what God has done with Charity's new dreams teaching. It has taken off like a rocket with a live TV interview on Cornerstone Network and her Sid Roth interview which has almost a million views on YouTube!

Price: $16.99

Everyday Angels

by Charity Virkler Kayembe and Joe Brock 289 Pages

You can partner with Heaven’s angelic hosts!

Do you have guardian angels? Does God want you to know them? Find out what Scripture reveals and how YOU can interact with the company of Heaven!

The supernatural realm permeates our natural world! Therefore, experiencing angels should be an everyday occurrence–we simply need to open our spiritual eyes to their reality and role in our lives.

Price: $16.99

Pages