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Simply by being in your presence, non-Christians ought to be able to tell that you have spent time in God’s presence.

In Acts 4, Peter and John were brought to the rulers and elders of the people (v. to be questioned by them. But when Peter and John came to those people, who were Jews, they were astonished [by Peter and John] and they took note that these men had been with Jesus (Acts 4:13). In other words, the Jews could tell that Peter and John had spent time with Jesus simply by the way they lived.

Indeed, Jesus had so changed their lives that an “aroma” of God was coming from them. Having that “aroma” requires being like Christ, and the only way that we can become Christ-like is if we abide and dwell in God’s presence–and doing that requires a conscious decision. You must decide to practice His presence!

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