Thursday, May 30, 2019
Good morning, Jesus.
Lord, I love to hear Your voice when You speak to my inner man. You remind me of Your promises, Your goodness and Your eternal plan for me. How comforting to feel Your presence during life’s difficulties. But sometimes, You are silent. I call out to You, but it seems all I hear are spiritual crickets! Lord, I need to know—now. Things are getting sticky around here and I need answers. Anxiety is itching to get a foothold in my spirit to cause me to doubt You. Come on, Jesus! Then, faithfully, Your Spirit flashes the meme I recently saw: “When God is silent, trust His heart.” I know You work all things for my good, but the uncertainty is eating on my humanity (Romans 8:28). I know You have a plan for me, but what is waiting around the corner? (Jeremiah 29:11) Lord, You say Your ways are not our ways, true, but what’s the purpose of this chaos, this inner turmoil (Isaiah 55:8). Many Christ-followers can liken this silence to King David’s lament in Psalm 22— Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.
Lord, I believe. Heal my unbelief. When You’re silent, help me trust Your heart, and meditate on Who You are. You are a good God, gracious and merciful. You are always working to soften those hardened places in my heart that I haven’t fully yielded to You. I trust Your Word that once we invite You into our hearts as Savior, nothing can take me out of Your hand—no power, no sin, no demon can snatch us out of Your hand. I trust Your heart that I am eternally secure in You. I trust Your heart that in the silent times, You are working for my good to make me more like Christ. And when the silent time ends, You show me what You were doing all along. Wow! Just overwhelming.
Trusting Your heart in the silence. In Jesus’ authority, Amen!
THANKFUL 
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