This is a photograph that I took of my wife enjoying the view from the top of Humboldt Mountain, just north of Scottsdale, Arizona.
We drove to the mountain top to watch and enjoy the incredible sunsets that God had created for us to enjoy.
Some of my deepest experiences with God have been times where I come to him clean and forgiven and simply be quiet and use my senses. I ask the Holy Spirit to search my heart and speak to God, on my behalf, as only He can.
Romans 8:26, "...but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."
In this setting I have incredible beauty to witness. I have the soft touch of the wind on my face. I breath the cool crisp air in my nostrils. Inevitably I have the taste of salt in my tears as I draw near and begin to sense His presence.
Music is also a language that God has created for us to express ourselves.
I want to share with you a piece of music that I will often use in these moments to simply be in God's presence.
This piece of music is written by John Boswell. I don't know John Boswell and I also don't know where he stands with his relationship with God. What I do know is that he has created a beautiful piece of music that touches my soul, and every time I hear it, I am drawn to God.
Please continue on to hear John's beautiful composition...
When I hear a beautiful piece of music like this, I like to use the music as language to express my love and praise to God.
Psalm 47:6, "Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises."
This particular composition features the deeply emotional yearnings of a solo piano and a cello. I like to imagine that the piano is my unspoken communications with God and the cello is the Holy Spirit "groaning sounds that words cannot express" on my behalf.
Get yourself alone. Imagine yourself on the top of this mountain. Imagine the incredible sunset. Feel the wind on your skin. Listen to this beautiful piece of music and see if perhaps you aren't drawn into the presence of God.
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