{"content":[{"text":"Our problem is that we are not aware of his Presence. After Jacob’s dream where he heard \n the Lord promising that he was with him and would protect him, he awoke from his sleep and \n said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it.” (Genesis 28:16). \n How about you? If we only could only see (be aware) that the great “I AM is with US” it \n would make all the difference in how we feel, what we choose, and how we go about our \n day. Our step would be lighter, our eyes brighter, because we would not only be looking at our \n day from our own vantage point, but we’d also have the eyes of God who gives us a wide angle \n lens on things. He infuses meaning and purpose into traffic jams and spilt milk, job losses and \n relationship pain.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.043106,"width":0.826001,"height":0.160212}},{"text":"Jesus said, “I am with you ALWAYS. Not sometimes, not only when you’re listening to \n him, not only when you’re good and faithful, but ALWAYS. ALWAYS. ALWAYS. He says \n he is with us when we’re sleeping and when we’re awake. When we’re in church and when \n we’re watching something we shouldn’t. He is with us when we are loving on our children, and \n when we’re screaming at our spouse.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.217348,"width":0.816862,"height":0.09051499999999998}},{"text":"Friends, my prayer is that we would learn to be more aware that HE is PRESENT ALWAYS. \n Knowing God’s Presence changes the way we respond to difficult and stressful life \n situations. We would not get so angry or aggravated. We would not feel so alone or rejected. \n We would experience peace not chronic anxiety and worry. We would feel joy instead of \n emptiness. We would be filled with hope instead of despair.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.321894,"width":0.817804,"height":0.09051500000000001}},{"text":"Sarah Young, the author of a wonderful devotional book, Jesus Calling wrote, “A renewed \n mind is Presence-focused.” I like that. Start today. You are not alone or helpless. God is with \n you always. Let your mind dwell on and heart be filled with this truth. If you do, I promise, \n it will change you.","bbox":{"left":0.082353,"top":0.426288,"width":0.826234,"height":0.07336399999999998}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}