Holiness took hold of them as they intentionally stepped away from their common work and towards God’s rest.
Tag: silence
We are really sea monsters, ready to roll in the mud of our own making, crushing the people we were created to serve.
So often we get silence from God and we assume He’s left the premises. We interpret stillness as abandonment, when truly, He’s working behind the scenes. We must recall: abandonment is not a part of God’s nature.
The fact that we can find God’s presence in the absence of all else makes it even more profound.
Friend, be assured, God makes it all lovely by the very end. Isn’t that a comfort when we wait in the tension of today? In what feels to be the last long stretch of not quite right? Whatever you are facing this morning: lack or loss or even utter silence, take some time to reflect on these scriptures and stretch out your trust once more.
Sometimes God says no. Sometimes He doesn’t say anthing at all.
Elizabeth holed up with God for five full months. She hid herself away in His love; letting Him address all her fears, confusion, concerns and ultimately her reproach.