feeling God's love.

lately i've been praying that i would really be able to feel God's presence in me, like i could feel His touch. He has certainly answered this prayer already. this past week at school we had what's called 180 week, where we have sort of a "revival" and hopefully make a 180 turn from what we're doing and run as hard as we can back to God. so we have chapel three days this week instead of our normal once a week. i can't fully describe what i felt in those days in chapel.
for one thing, i got to hear my whole school singing together praises to God. and i know that not everyone was singing, but it just filled my heart to hear the voices of my fellow students joining together to give praises to God. i'd never heard that before in school, so i'm really excited for chapel throughout the year.
the second powerful thing was when we were singing "how he loves" by kim walker. the band was definitely belting it out with amazing talent, but i don't think that's why i got the chills when i had been sweating before due to the heat in the room. i honestly believe that God was letting me know in a tiny way how huge His love is for me. and i don't think i'd ever felt like it was so real as it was then.
then this morning at church, we prayed for my children's minister who recently found out that she has breast cancer. i've known this woman for almost my entire life, and her daughter is a good friend of mine, so the battle they're facing is slightly more real to me. after we prayed as a congregation for her and her family, we sang a song about how in God's presence, i am undone, and all my fears are melted away. and again, i got the chills as i thought, "wow. i can feel God's presence as i'm singing about it right now."
this is all so crazy, i don't really know what to do with it but just be thankful for it.
if you've never felt God's love like i have the past few days, i pray that you feel it soon. it will overwhelm you like you never imagined it could.