This is another post that I read that felt like God was speaking to my heart. I think a lot of people will relate to the feeling of feeling boxed in and alone. It’s in those times of darkness and waiting that God works in us and prepares us for something greater that only He can see.
| “While Noah and the others were shut away in the ark, God was watching. Though they were sealed away in a floating box, God never left. From the day the waters rose until the day they settled on dry ground, the Father’s plan remained intact. Many of us can relate. We experience times when we feel boxed in and alone. God shuts us in a situation that sucks us dry. The waiting doesn’t make sense. But if we trust his love, we discover that God uses everything for his glory. Our darkened surroundings become illuminated by a single source of light: Jesus, just as the ark’s only light was its solitary window. It’s in these places of confinement, in these boxes, that God prepares us for promotion and power. We cling to him like never before. When we feel alone, he whispers that we have not been set aside but set apart for the blessings he has in store. Father, in this place of solitude when I feel trapped and unable to move forward, I will embrace you. I will yield the desires of my heart to your cleansing fire. Purify me. Refine my motives, fine-tune my ideas, and set me on a firm foundation that cannot be shaken. Here in the stillness, I wait” I Hear His Whisper written by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez). |
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