Sounds in the Night....

There are sounds that happen when the house is still and there is silence. There are sounds that you hear when you turn off all of the noise we keep on with life. I'm slowly starting to recognize the creaks, pops, and crackles in the house. I'm learning while still able to stay in bed that those sounds are just that sounds....and shining the light at the door or asking your prayer coverage group to pray can speak peace where your flesh wants to feel fear. I laugh because I'm sure there were a lot of those sounds there before, but sometimes when it's just you and God you are able to hear more of them.

So yeah that's been my last couple of weeks. I'm finally sleeping more (according to FitBit) since I asked my friends to pray last week. I'm also looking into a sound machine or a box fan at some point. God started piecing together this blog over the weekend. He truly doesn't waste a moment in our lives when we let Him use each of them for Him. The natural sometimes reflects the spiritual.....when it's just you and Him...and you are still, you are able to not only hear Him more...but you also learn to recognize the enemy and his sounds as well. It's in the still that God says, hey this is what this is...so don't let it make you afraid anymore. It's when He says, Child this is that....and you find yourself quoting that over and over. It's when He says, Child I've got you....now rest. Feeling our way through means not having rest. It means choosing to believe what the enemy wants you to think versus what God says. Transparent moment for a minute.....I know that's not easy. I know that when you are discouraged and running on empty the last thing you feel like doing is giving to what keeps taking. Trust Him....trust that those sounds that make you feel afraid are covered by the One who says Fear Not. Trust that those feelings that bring tears....are covered by the One who says I have a purpose and a plan. God doesn't waste a moment to push us to the next level if we are willing to not give up.


Sometimes the sounds we have had going for so long are the voices of others. Sometimes we just need God to remind us yet again, who He says we are and regardless of how empty we feel at times...He's going to pour back what we pour out. God's always been faithful...why would He stop now ;-)