Some locations have special history that creates a spiritual atmosphere. I love old buildings, particularly cathedrals. Whenever I have a chance I go and check them out and have on several occasions taken two or three hour detours to have a visit. One of the things that I have always found fascinating is the way that these great buildings change in the spiritual atmosphere as you stroll through them. I think that is largely due to years and years of worship that has taken place in these place.
This is an exercise to help increase sensitivity to the spiritual environment around you.
Step one: Choose a suitable place to practice. This could be a church, a mall, or even your home.
Step two: Take an inventory of what is going on around you and how you feel. Ask God what is unique about this spot.
Step three: Choose a place to compare to present environment that you are in.
Step four: With your first locations environment in mind head to your second location and compare.
Step five: Ask God how this spot is different from the first.
Step six: Keep going and notice how the spiritual atmosphere changes all around you.
Try this with variations such as at different times of day, or maybe take an inventory of how the atmosphere changes at different parts of a church service. Or, try it with a friend and compare notes.
The An Exercise: The History of A Place by Zach Mapes, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Tags: Atmosphere, church, enviroment, History
Sometimes my physical body is affected when I’m in certain environments. For example, when I enter a place where witchcraft is currently or has taken place I smell this smell. The locations are different. But this smell is always the same. It is as if I can smell the yuck in the supernatural. Have you ever experienced this?