You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.  Psalm 16:11 

 

Memories of the good times he’d spent with his father were what eventually brought the Prodigal Son back home (Luke 15:17). And the right memories will draw you back into God’s presence, time and time again. 'How long should I stay?'  you ask. (1) Until change begins. Listen: 'But we all beholding the Lord, are changed from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord' (2 Cor 3:18) (2) Until you understand His plan for your life. Listen, 'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope' (Jer 29:11) (3) Until you recapture your motivation. Listen: 'I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord' (Ps 27:13-14) (4) Until you receive His wisdom. Listen: 'I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you' (Ps 32:8) (5) Until new ideas are born. Listen: 'See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you' (Isa 42:9) (6) Until Christ becomes the centre of your life. Listen: 'Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart' (Ps 37:4). Have you been spending enough time in God’s presence lately?