facedown

i think this morning, God taught me something very significant.

that is, the very act of something done in the physical realm, can have an effect on the spiritual. and of course vice versa.

this morning, i was kneeling down in prayer as i usually do, but prayer wasnt working out that well. my soul felt frustrated...it was hard to pray.

but for some reason, i felt compelled to lay prostrate, literally facedown to the ground...and the floodgates opened. uncontrollable sobbing. my spirit was doing the praying, i was just lying there, being wrecked by Him.

i think the dictionary definition of the word "prostrate" does a good job at describing the emotion:

prostrate - lying face down, as in submission or adoration.

both is necessary when we commune with our Father.

"when all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "the LORD- He is God! The LORD- He is God!"

1 Kings 18:39

i think in many ways, when we encounter God, on that glorious day of our resurrection...meeting Him face to face, i dont think i'll be able to even stand before Him.

i think, as did most people that encountered the Lord in the bible did, we will all lay prostrate before Him, weeping uncontrollably not out of sadness - but because of uncontrollable joy.