The Places Where God Meets Us

where God meets us black and white of woman on a beach

In the quiet of our thoughts;
In the middle of a crowd;
In the midst of the noise;
In the stillness of an empty space;
There’s a place we’ve learned to fear—
The Place of Zero.
Yet, the Place of Zero is also the
place of our greatest blessing:
it is where God meets us.
Issue No. 12: seen & Unseen

It was on the floor of my little office, after I had closed a failed business, that I found myself literally crying and asking God where He was. There were numerous issues tearing at my soul, and I felt very, very alone on top of feeling like a disappointment to myself, God, and others with the closing of a business. That’s when I said aloud, to myself: “I’m in a place of zero.”

However, for me, reaching the bottom was also a moment when God began to reveal many deep and wonderful truths and mysteries about Himself; it was a spiritual turning point in my life. I decided to research if the Bible said anything about zero. Yet, what happened was that God began to introduce Himself to me, redefining who I thought He was. In the process, God began to unravel misconceptions about myself and so many other things, for the purpose of healing my soul. My experience was so powerful that I’ve learned to embrace those moments when I feel like I’ve stumbled into the place of zero. That’s because it is always where God meets us.

Issue No. 12:
Seen & Unseen

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Questions are good to ask. They lead us on amazing rabbit trails, and I’m a huge fan of exploring rabbit holes and trails, particularly in scripture. As such, I asked myself what the Bible has to say about where we can find God. This opened a HUGE door because, to sum it up, He’s everywhere. If we are looking for Him, He’s there. However, in the seeking, we encounter fresh revelations of Him. So, let me encourage you to not settle for a thin mental assent to the Truth that God is everywhere; instead, starting with the scriptures I have shared below, be brave enough to dive into this deep rabbit hole, and you will find that God is specifically waiting for YOU to find Him so that He can reveal a personalized and meaningful treasure! You will know Him in a way no one else does, and that is so exciting to think about!

It’s unfortunate that it usually takes us falling into those hard seasons and feeling as if we’re in a “place of zero” before we’re motivated to really seek Him…but jump into this adventure and get excited about not only learning about specific places of where God meets us, but what it reveals about who God is and what He likes. (For example, God really loves gardens and vineyards!). As you get to know where He likes to be, you actually will start to see Him better.

20 Scriptures That Reveal Where God Meets Us

Use these scriptures as a starting point for your own exploration into the Word of God because that is where He is and where He’ll meet you! (Tip: I like to use BibleGateway.com to read in a variety of translations, and it’s free to use.)

Lord, you delivered me safely from my mother’s womb. You are the One who cared for me ever since I was a baby. Since the day I was born, I’ve been placed in your custody. You’ve cradled me throughout my days. I’ve trusted in your and you’ve always been my God. ^{Ps. 22:9-10 TPT}
[Adonai] makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside waters of rest. ^{Ps. 23:2 ESV}
Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. ^{Jer. 6:16 ESV}
Draw me after you; let us run. The king has brought me into his chambers. ^{Song 1:4 ESV}
If you do not know [where I am], O beautiful among women, follow in the tracks of the flock, and pasture your goats beside the shepherds’ tents. ^{Song 1:8 ESV}
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills. ^{Song 2:8 ESV}
I will seek him whom my soul loves…I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go. ^{Song 3:2, 4}
My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies. ^{Song 6:2 ESV}
In the last days, the mountains of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all—the most important place on earth. It will be raised above all other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. ^{Is. 2:2 NLT}
I’ll never be lonely, for you are near. ^{Ps. 23:4 TPT}
God claims the world as his. Everything and everyone belongs to him! ^{Ps. 24:1 TPT}
Who, then, ascends into the presence of the Lord? And who has the privilege of entering into God’s Holy Place? Those who are clean—whose works and ways are pure, whose hearts are true and sealed by the truth. They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face. ^{Ps. 24:3-6 TPT}
But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.
^{Matt. 6:33 AMPC}
My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. ^{Ex. 33:14 ESV}
And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. ^{1 Kings 19:11-12 ESV}
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
^{1 Cor. 3:16 NASB}
God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. ^{1 John 4:16 NASB}
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! ^{1 Chron. 16:11 ESV}
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. ^{Jer. 29:13 ESV}
…yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. ^{Isaiah 30:20-21 ESV}