God’s Presence has a Price | How to Experience More of God | Melody Alisa

In today's video, we are counting the cost of experiencing more of God's presence in our lives. We often think about all that comes with Him (like His perfect peace, His joy, blessings, spiritual breakthroughs, and even His correction) but what is equally important is that we know some of the things we will have to give up, lay down and surrender to receive MORE of Him. And this surrender is always worth it because sis, let us not deceive ourselves, more of his presence is truly what we truly need, whether we realize it or not. i hope you enjoy. love you!!

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Hi! My name is Melody Alisa - welcome to my channel. I lived in South Korea for two years where I met God and I documented my life as an English teacher (check out my Life in Korea playlist for more on this!) Now, I call Atlanta home. On my YouTube channel, I share my Christian faith and life as a creative, a newlywed, and a new mom through weekly new videos!

[MelodyAlisa]

hey, sis! let's chat. today's question: what is one characteristic of God you've been able to experience as you have surrendered areas of your life (and heart) to Him?

for me: His trustworthiness is something that i've experienced time and time again as I've truly given Him ALLLL of me and my life. sometimes, I don't even realize I've kept Him out of a "room" in my heart and once He shows me that I have -- that in and of itself is a reminder of His ability to KEEP me and how trustworthy He is. He's just so good 🥲

[__asieduaaa]

1. Stop thinking that doing things for God, is the same as spending time withGod
2. Surrender your love and pursuit of material things
3. Choose to make space for Him
[He must increase and I must decrease]

Thank you so much!💛

[SummerMcCollum]

I feel my flesh FIGHTING within me as I listen to this! I’ve been worshipping sleep over the Lord and have been sleeping in instead of spending time with Him in the morning! I’m praying that God gives me strength to say NO to my desire for comfort and DECREASE so that God can INCREASE!!! I haven’t felt His presence in so long and I feel so dead because of it😢

[yolandaulanday]

The more I've given up and the more quality time I spend with the Lord. I've been able to feel engulfed in His love. Like I feel more loved by Him than I've ever experienced. It's an outpouring of love, and in return, I've learned to accept His love, and in doing so, I've learned how to truly love others.

[lisaama]

God has definitely given me Grace because I have a tendency to lean on my own understanding and God shows me every time to depend on him!

[TruthWillprevail]

Lord JESUS please hear my prayers.I’m struggling providing for my children. I’m so discouraged. As a single mom Lord Jesus I’m overwhelmed. I have two beautiful boys both are special needs. I’m overwhelmed because they require so much from me. Every month is a struggle to not end up on the streets. Lord grant me strength while I struggle to buy groceries and while I struggle to pay rent each month. With you by my side Lord I know all is possible.❤️

[lloollaa]

for me I have been able to experience God's presence like actually feeling Him with me. There with me while I'm walking home or doing my devotions, or when I'm having a breakdown (cause the isolation is a bit heavy sometimes). I just feel His presence surround me filling me with peace and joy, encouraging me through His word that He's got me in the palm of His mighty and capable hands.
I also have been able to experience His mercy. When I am frustrated and I throw a tantrum or do something out of character, When I come to my senses and repent I feel Him almost reassuring me that He doesn't love me any less (not me tearing up while typing that lol smh). This hits me cause I tend to be really hard on myself cause I just want to make Him proud of me so when I do stupid stuff It's like I somehow convince myself that He is so mad at me and I've messed up our relationship so just Him being so king and merciful towards me just really means the world to me. So yeah He's just teaching me everyday how much better life can be when you just surrender to Him. <3

[KereseTameka]

While submitting, surrendering, and just renewing myself, I’ve come to experience forgiveness and grace. There are things I’ve done that. I thought I would take to the grave and never forgive myself. I used to mentally beat up myself so bad, but now I can’t actually look in a mirror and give myself a small smile. I can actually talk myself. I’m here his voice bringing me off of the edge.

[tinahaymon]

Thank you Melody for this message. The Holy Spirit has been redirecting my attention towards God because I was becoming materialistic, spending more time on shopping websites than in God’s presence and His word. Confirmation 🙏🏾✝️

[annam]

4:04 doing stuff in stead of just being with him.

Being still and dedicating my focus to him has been my pursuit. Reading the word more and meditating and chewing on it and dwelling.

Time management is a big one too

[tiarafreeman]

Dropping obligations, since I came back to the Lord last December he has added so many things unto me and in the time where I felt I lacked things to do I added my own things and begged him for them. Before I had an idea of the Lord’s will I was steady asking him to fulfill my own will. God has shown me where he put me in positions and where he hasn’t. Even the places where he did put me have a timeline and some increase in time while some decrease. I had to realize God is giving me all what he wants me to do and when I add my own things I’ll get even more overwhelmed because he already gave me a lot! Lol anyway freeing up time for Gods assignments has been freeing.

[sherb.]

The day I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior was the day I started to feel more of God's love and presence I now know even though ppl in my life have left me GOD never did he waited patiently for me 🙏🏽 when I think about Jesus love brings tears bc it's a love I never experienced and I crave more and the only way is to read the word everyday from the moment I open my eyes I'm giving Jesus the glory ❤

[abelovedgirl]

As I’m constantly surrendering to God, I’m just in awe of His leadership and His thoughts. We all know that His thoughts are higher than ours and His ways are higher, but sometimes it’s easy to get caught up trying to figure things out ourselves and make it make it sense for our own comfort and control. God has been leading me and redirecting my focus and perspective and because of that, I’m able to see that His ways truly ARE higher than ours. He will always get the glory. 💗🌸✨

[flourishingmomma_]

Thanks for this further confirmation ❤ wow...his character I've experienced.... so many to name but I can definitely start with
Shepherd
Protector
Healer of my broken hearted & from sadness grief & depression
Father
Comforter
Redeemer
It's such a blessing....Jesus is literally everything I ever needed and more ❤

[ithoughtiwouldbeunderstood]

I feel God’s presence when it comes to guidance, he is constantly delivering me out of the impossible and when it’s not that he is giving me a guiding hand. Every hardship I walk through & with the Lord

[MsSummerable]

#1 was something my pastor spoke about. She highlighted that we shouldn’t be so focused on the works for God that we forget the intimacy that we still need to have by spending time with Him.

[NeimoyaBasden]

My goodness, this was so good! I absolutely love how God uses you to be an encouragement. God has been working through me and revealing to me the areas where I may lack in when it comes to spending time WITH Him, and reminding me to hold more space for Him in the midst of the hustle and bustle of my days. Also, Matthew 6:33 is my favorite verse of ALL TIME. I live by it! 🙏🏾🥰

Thank you for sharing sis 💕

[roseleissaorelien]

While surrendering in and me learning how to decrease this season, I got to experience His faithfulness 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[i.destiny]

I've experienced so much peace while taking a spiritual sabbatical this summer to focus on exactly this topic. Thank you for sharing!

[tshegophahlane]

Its 19:15 in south africa and this has become my monday night routine fav. Thank you ❤️