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I feel the Lord prepares me for life lessons two months in advance.
Two months ago I was cleaning and the Lord laid this on my heart.

Its in the silence that I find you
It’s the silence that I fear

For in the silence I can see you
Staring straight at me

Its in the silence that I see
I am not a tough guy but
….a little girl

“Soften up my girl
soften up my love for I am soft to you”

Please don’t look at me
turn the light back off
Turn away for one moment while I fix this brokenness
Turn away my imperfection is too clear
Turn away

“Turn to me my love, turn to me,
To me you are a masterpiece
Your imperfections are a mirror of your need for me
Turn to me and listen,
When I designed you I created you with a need for me
You truly are an art in every way
Designed by the artist to be displayed”


There is a beauty in silence and rest.
Psalm 62, David said that he would wait on the Lord in silence as long as it takes because everything he needed came from Him. In the Message Bible, vs 11
God said this once and for all;
how many times
Have I heard it repeated?
"Strength comes Straight from God."

Strength comes straight from God. He strengthens us through time with Him.
We sometimes fear the silence because we are not used to it. Our day is packed with noise and other forms of distractions. We don't understand silence in our everyday ritual, so it feels impossible to understand it in our relationship with God.
Silence brings us into the presence of God.
I am starved for the Lord's presence in my life. I want to know what He is thinking and speaking. But it is only through silence that I can experience that.

I Kings 19
11 The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

The Lord is teaching me to find Him in the silence. In the silence I can hear from Him and find rest. I want to know Him. Know Him, and experience Him. If that takes silence I must practice being silent, because He is all I want. I want Him to be my priority, the center of everything I do, for I agree with David, strength only comes from Him.

My friend reminded me of the story of Mary and Martha
Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:38-42).

Many times in life I miss moments and experiences with the Lord due to distraction. I love that it explains that while "Martha was distracted by her many tasks," Mary "sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying." I want to be a Mary in my relationship with the Lord, stopping and listening. Stopping, being silent and listening.




Psalm 19:14 (ESV)
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.