I was awakened in the night and kept restlessly turning from one side to the other. I couldn’t get settled again. I began to ask God what was going on. I felt an anxiousness. I kept thinking about things that trouble me. Then I asked God to come and show me how to pray. What should my focus be?
Suddenly, I saw myself at a waterfall. I was right at the water and it’s crisp, clear taste refreshed my mouth as I cupped my hands to drink.
I literally asked God what to focus on and how to pray and He leads me to this waterfall of refreshing.
What is the waterfall? Well, later this morning I discovered it…I opened my precious Bible, and it went to some promises God had given us years ago from the book of Deuteronomy…
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock- the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land He is giving you. The Lord will establish you as His holy people, as He promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity- in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock, and the crops of your ground- in the land He swore to your forefathers to give you. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Deuteronomy 28:3-13
Our God is so kind. His words are like water to a weariness inside of me. They wash away all disappointment, frustration, and delay and place me right back in the center of Him. Focused on His face and nothing else.
The enemy is working overtime right now to exhaust everyone. The news cycle has become intentionally exhausting. It’s attempting to cause us to disconnect and allow the demonic spirits to take charge of our country and world by simply bullying us into submission.
The constant barrage of news, lies, deceptions is intentional. It’s a weapon. We must open our eyes to what’s true.
God is true. He is always refreshing. He alone is peace. Prince of peace.
Distraction is all around us, but we must wake up!
Wake up and step out of the storm and into the waterfall of His presence.
He is extending an invitation to you right now. Today. No delay. Will you choose refreshing or stay in a state of stress, worry, and hurry?
I’m going to tell you something.
Over the years, as I’ve wrestled with my calling, I have heard God whisper a few times that my process can take as long as I want it to. I can either turn to Him and trust the unusual road He has planned for me and my family, or I can continue to stay in the “rat race” and wander as long as I wanted.
I’m not the only one.
We all have a choice. Follow Him or continue to wander in distraction.
365 Days in the Presence 