The School of His Presence Quotes

“So many of us go into prayer and never actually touch God because we did everything but adore Him. Many people's spiritual senses are numbed in the closet by all the pressure they put on themselves to be there and accomplish something. Our itch to accomplish something stems from our desire for something other than just Him.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Intercession is the surest sign of intimacy with God for as a man draws near to God’s heart he will hear and feel what lies inside. Union with God is the merging of ecstasy and agony; the ecstasy of His presence and the agony of His heart. We pray out the things God has revealed in us.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Meditation is holding His speaking in the light of His presence until it unfolds, revealing more light.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“adoration is the secret to experiencing the manifestation of His presence.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Adoration is not a state of mind; it is the preoccupation of the soul with the beauty of the Lord. It is the purest form of seeking God, opening the valve of our receptivity and enabling us to cling to God. Adoration is like air in the Kingdom of God.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Adoration is incomplete until our souls are still. Many of us have this problem: we are looking to the Lord while simultaneously worried about other things. We are split in two. There is no such thing as dualistic adoration. This is why men cannot touch Him, because Holy Spirit fire only falls on a whole sacrifice. Partial attentiveness will never receive the touch of God. The Scripture even states that, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Delight will soon swallow discipline. You never have to tell a couple that has fallen in love to make time to be with each other; it is all they think about. They simply live to be together, and to be apart from each other makes them feel as if they are each dying a slow torturous death. If you have ever been in love, the real kind that robs you of any social existence, you know what I am taking about. In the same way, to be in love with Jesus means to love being with Him. Love causes delight to devour discipline.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence

“Every problem in the human life can be traced back to one area or another that has not been mingled with God.”
― Eric Gilmour, The School of His Presence