Is it possible for the Lord to be present in a place, talking to you, and you wouldn't know it? Emphatically yes! It happened to Jacob; he only realized he'd been in God's presence after he had a dream in which he saw the angels of God descending and ascending into heaven on a ladder. Then he said, "...Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not" (Genesis 28:16). It still happens today.

 

Sometimes we say, "The Lord is in this place", and some people don't know what we're talking about; they begin to look around for some smoke, fire or other "spectacular" sign of His presence; no! He doesn't always announce Himself that way.

 

Once, Elijah needed to hear from God, and the Bible says, "...behold...a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake 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 a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle..." (1 Kings 19:11-13).

 

Elijah apparently expected God to manifest Himself in the wind, earthquake, and fire, but He didn't; instead, He showed up in a still small voice. That's typical of how the Lord leads us today through His Word and the Holy Spirit; He guides us from within, in your spirit. Your spirit bears witness with the Word as He counsels and instructs you from within. Proverbs 20:27 says, "The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord..."; that's where the light of God is; that's where He guides you from - not through the senses.

 

Don't wait to "feel" or experience some physical manifestation first, no; His Word in your spirit is all you need. Listen for His voice in your day-to-day activities; listen to Him in your spirit, for He addresses His Word to your spirit.