Healing in his Presence
David was a worshipper and a shepherd and we imagine his time spent on the backside of many mountains, alone with God and his instrument where he offered praises to God. You could say that David was a loner who also spent a lot of time running from Saul after he tried to kill him. Either way, David was so intimately acquainted with the presence of God, that he cried after God and compared the search for his presence like that of a deer panting after the water (Psalm 42:1).
David had such a love for God and the things of God that he said, “For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness”(Psalm 84:10). This time in the presence of God cultivated such an anointing that David’s music brought healing for Saul (1 Samuel 16:23).
I have never found anything like the presence of God, which brings such comfort and healing. My favourite time is spent saturated in worship and tapping into the tangible presence of God. I have experienced weights of heaviness lifted and burdens rolled away. When I surrender myself to God and press deeply into his presence, feeling his presence wrapped around me in a tangible, full and rich aroma. This is where healing takes place, minds are restored as the weights have no choice but to slowly fall away.
My writing and descriptions would not give enough of an explanation of the peace and assurance which is felt in the presence of God. It’s one of those taste and see experiences that you find in total and complete surrender and worship. “How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God” (Psalm 84:1-2).
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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Published
January 19, 2021
