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God is not silent

Every August at our church we dedicate the whole month to prayer.  I look forward to this month every year.  As we set aside time to spend with God – in worship, intercession, soaking, praise, and more – we are never disappointed!  God always meets with us, heals us, transforms us, pushes us forward and up to new levels, and most most importantly – He showers us with more of His presence and Love!  His whole goal is to spend time with us – to encounter us and for us to encounter Him . . . and I love it!  I can never get enough of Him!

On August 1st, I spent a couple hours in our prayer room at church as part of our 24/7 week of prayer.  I wanted to share with you just some of what God poured out of His heart to me that night.

May it encourage, empower and stir up a passion within you to seek after God and a deeper relationship with Him . . . as well as stretch those vocal chords to speak the words God has put within you!

As I frequently do – I asked God – “What is on your heart?”

Silence.  A lot of silence.  I hear silence all over the world.  Where there should be crying out for help – there’s not.  Where there should be shouts of joy and thanksgiving – there’s not.  Instead I hear silence.  I see striving.  I see self-reliance.  I see self-congratulations and self-deserving praise.  But in my ears – I hear silence.

I am not silent. I never have been and I never will be.  From the beginning of time I have been speaking.  I spoke this world into being.  I spoke all that is in it into being.  I spoke – and it was so.  I spoke – and it was good. I spoke – and it was done.  I will never stop speaking.  I am here – speaking and yet waiting for my children to do the same.

I have empowered and endowed my kids with the same patterns of speech and the same authority in their words as I have. I have given it to them – instilled it in them – built it into their very framework – and yet they refuse to use it, and to use it as intended and to it’s full capacity.  I see them using it – against each other, against themselves, even against me – but this gift was not intended to be used “against” something – but “for” something . . . for LIFE!

My words, your words, speak life into every area and arena in theis earthly life and beyond. Your words are FOR life and your words ARE life.  They are weapons – but ones of life – instilling an immensely concentrated shot of life into any situation.  This life takes over and pushes out, crowds out and overcomes death and darkness.  Your words are life and light.  Just as the first thing I created with my words in this world is light – so too do your words carry the ability to bring Light into any situation first – and then instill Life!

Drink Deeply Today!

May this drink satisfy, yet stir up a deeper thirst!

– Lori 🙂