Now some of you will be very, very engaging in the presence of God, and others, your mind will be going all over and thinking oh my, what am I supposed to feel? What's supposed to happen? This will take you away from where you need to be. Don't try and analyse things. Just Jesus is my friend, I believe the scripture He's my shepherd and friend, so what does that look like, and what does that feel like? Just dwell in that, and just embrace that truth into your heart. There are many truths in the Bible we can meditate in that will bring us near Him. This one's my favourite. We can meditate on the cross, become deeply aware of what He's done for us, so meditation will help you in your spirit man. It'll help you grow and become sensitive, help you become conscious of God. It's just so few people really do it, but once you've learned how to do this and engage God, then your life begins to change. Alright then, so let's just - well everyone wants to stay meditating. [Silence]
Alright then, so we'll just open our eyes again, and just come back out. You can go there anytime of course. How many people just really felt God connect with them, or they connected with God, who really felt the presence of God? Wow, look at that, so many people. Isn't it wonderful? Isn't that wonderful, so these are keys you can build your spirit man, and of course the last one I've put down there is obedience. We've got to learn to obey what God speaks to us about, and so using - your spiritual senses are developed as you exercise, so every time you say yes to God, your spirit strengthens. Every time you say no to the devil, your spirit strengthens. When you are slow and resist responding to God, your spirit is weakened, so we want to be strong in our spirit man. How many found that helped you, you've kind of got touched by God? Some of you are quite weepy because you've experienced God. Like to tell us about your experience? Can you? Some people may not be able to, that's right.
[Female speaker] I felt it in here and here and I was bending over, but I started looking up but then I felt it in here and I just wanted to bend over and then yeah...
[Pastor Mike] Wow.
[Female speaker] ...I just - God's love for me I guess, just...
[Pastor Mike] God's love for you.
[Female speaker] Yeah, just makes me cry.
[Pastor Mike] Exactly. Yes, very good, very good. So you started by lifting up, because your consciousness is God is up there, and that's okay, lift up your hands and so on, but then as the weight of His presence started to come around you, that's what caused you to bend over. It's called the weight of glory, yeah. What happened to you Mary, what did you experience?
[Mary] Similar.
[Pastor Mike] A similar kind of thing?
[Mary] Yes, similar, just experiencing a wave of His love...
[Pastor Mike] Very good.
[Mary] ...and peace and just overwhelming, I just...
[Pastor Mike] Wow.
[Mary] ...couldn't stand and that.
[Pastor Mike] Wasn't so hard either?
[Mary] No.
[Pastor Mike] Anyone else like to tell what they experienced? Yes?
[Female speaker 2] He said to just to hear what the Lord says to us, and He didn't tell me He loved me or anything, just said we should do this more often [Laughter]
[Pastor Mike] Nice one! [Laughter] We meaning you and Him. [Laughter] Awesome, that's great. Bryan, what about you?
[Bryan] I actually felt there was something in there, its unexplainable, but you want to cough from the anointing [Laughter]
[Pastor Mike] You needed to get delivered. That was supposed to be the last session. [Laughter] So you felt like you wanted to cough like something in you obstructing you?
[Bryan] It's kind of like breathlessness...
[Pastor Mike] Right.
[Bryan] Manifests
[Pastor Mike] Right, to gain breath.
[Bryan] But I think the thing is that the physical presence was absolutely tangible
[Pastor Mike] Tangible presence you really strongly felt, okay. Someone else felt something like that, yes Jill?