Acts 17: 26,27 says, “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”

He is not far from each one of us. The distance man’s soul and God is not far. God's hand is eternally reaching out. It stretches and lingers in the air, waiting for us to grasp on….if only we’d reach out.

Sometimes in Christian circles we use the phrase “God showed up” to describe a time when we sensed God’s presence or His spirit in our lives. Christians may use this after a significant church service or a great time of worship. Personally, I think this phrase is misleading and downright bad theology.

Scripture teaches the imminent availability of God. He’s always around. He is a God who is with us. In reality, those “God showed up” moments are really a reflection of times that we showed up to welcome a God who is available and waiting. A.W. Tozer says that God is "waiting to be wanted". God has shown through His suffering and death that he would rather die than live without us. The question is do we really want Him?

The process of spiritual formation begins when we take the time and energy to reach outward towards a God that is continually reaching towards us. After all, He really isn't far from each one of us.