From a Distance?

     As I was cleaning house the other day I got a song stuck in my head. It was the song "From a Distance" by Bette Midler. I don't even know why that song in particular came to me...maybe I heard it earlier and it just stuck with me. Who knows? Anyways, as I was singing it I realized that the song says, "God is watching us, God is watching us, God is watching us...from a distance". Wait! My God isn't a distant God so why am I singing this song? He may seem far away because we can't see him, but in reality He is with us all the time. I feel His presence throughout the day and wonder how people can think of God as a distant being. He is in the sunrise I see as I am driving to work each morning and in the eyes of my kids at school. He is that whisper that tells me to "be still" when I get frantic about life's ups and downs. I can feel His presence when I am cooking dinner, enjoying a good song, and when I am spending time with my family. He is so present that I can almost sense His hand upon my shoulder like a close friend. No, God isn't watching from a distance. He is in your house right now summoning you to spend some time with Him. He notices you...and if we listen closely we might just notice that He is closer than we think.