I've been meditating on thoughts contained in  one of Matt Redman's songs throughout the night...

"Welcomed in to the courts of the king...I've been ushered into your presence

Lord I stand on your merciful ground...Yet with every step tread with reverence

And I fall facedown as your glory shines around

Who is there in the heavens like you? And upon earth who's your equal?

You are far above, you're the highest of heights...We are bowing down to exalt you

And I fall facedown as your glory shines around"

I have been made welcome to enter the throne room of God and speak to Him face to face. In the presence of His majesty and love I am transformed. Everything of earth is stripped away and I see myself the way He sees me, beloved, whole, made complete in Christ Jesus.  My blinded eyes are opened to see afresh the purpose of my great calling - to represent His Kingdom in my corner of the world. When I've been in His presence I don't want to leave, and so the conversation becomes a day-long inner dialogue with the Holy Spirit. Physically present in the room, I'm away in another place altogether. I want to stay here forever in the circle of God's love and not move beyond into the shadowlands.

 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16