Why emotional experiences aren’t the only sign of His presence.
One night during youth group, I had just finished teaching and decided to stop by the young adults room.
They were in the middle of prayer and had just finished an altar call.
I stood quietly in the back, just observing and praying silently.
It was a sweet moment. A still moment.
And then, someone approached me with a concerned look and asked:
“Why don’t I feel anything? Is something wrong with me?”
Without hesitation, I said:
“Absolutely not.”
We live in a time where we often associate God’s presence with emotion.
Tears. Shouting. Falling to the ground. Speaking in tongues.
And while those moments are real and powerful, they are not the only way God moves.
I told them:
“To box God into the idea that you must feel something dramatic during a service, or else He wasn’t there, is not only false, it’s dangerous.
God often shows up in the stillness.
In the whispers.
In the peace that surpasses understanding.”
Sometimes, He’s loud.
Sometimes, He’s silent.
But He is always present.
Not crying doesn't mean you're cold.
Not speaking in tongues doesn't mean you're disconnected.
Not feeling anything doesn't mean God has forgotten you.
In fact, some of the most profound encounters with God happen when we least expect them, and often—when we’re not “feeling” anything at all.
God is not limited by your emotion.
He’s not waiting on your reaction to validate His presence.
He’s already there.
With you. For you. In you.
So if you’ve ever left a service thinking,
“Did I miss it?”
or
“Why didn’t I feel what they felt?”
Just remember this:
God is bigger than emotion.
He’s deeper than a feeling.
And He meets each of us in the way we need it most.
Don’t chase the feeling, chase Him.
And trust that He’s already closer than you think.
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