“Wait in the quiet to hear Me. Yes, I say wait. Am I not worth waiting for? Are My words of Wisdom and Life to you not worth waiting for? Do you come to Me in a hurry, giving Me a finite amount of time, and then expect Me to answer your request for words to you? You are to come to Me in praise and honor. Enter My Presence through your praise. For I deserve and demand your praise. Your praises of Me quiet your enemy’s words toward you. For your enemy hates My Praise. Your praise of Me also sets your heart in alignment, reminding you how small you are and how BOUNDLESS I AM. In this humble posture before Me, your heart can be prepared to hear and heed the words I speak to you.

“My Leading is available for all who follow Me. I will guide and instruct you – as long as you open your ears to Me. Can I shout over your noise? Over the distraction in your life? My Voice hews out mountains. I can surely make you hear Me above all. But such is not the way I choose to work in your life. I ask – I demand – your focus upon Me at all times. When your focus is upon Me, you are positioned to hear even My quiet Voice. When your heart is set upon Me – your eyes are ready to see Me as you look at nature, as you read My Word, as you hear music written for Me. You will be positioned to see My workings in the world, which are ever-present. Your strength in Me lies in your chosen quietness with Me. The world constantly seeks to distract and overwhelm you. As you focus upon Me and Me alone, I will reveal My Mysteries to you. The secret, quiet place with Me IS YOUR SHELTER ALWAYS – even in the storm.

“Give to Me your focus, your quietness, your Time – and be amazed at what I will give you in return.”
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Notes:

Proverbs 2:6: For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Psalm 100:4: Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

Psalm 29:4: The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.

Psalm 62:1-2: My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.

Isaiah 26:3: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

II Chronicles 20:21-22: After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.’ As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab.

Psalm 8:2: Through the praise of children and infants, you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

Mark 1:35: Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

Psalm 91:1-2: Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Jeremiah 33:3: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.