Wait Quietly in My Presence

A spiritual resource that many of my Christian patients find particularly meaningful is Sarah Young’s devotional, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence. It’s a collection of daily reflections written as if Jesus himself is speaking directly to us. They are words of encouragement, comfort, and reassurance based on Jesus’ own words of hope, guidance, and peace found in Scripture.

I share this evening a favorite reading of mine from Jesus Calling, one that is inspired by Colossians 1:16, 1 Kings 19:12, and Psalm 5:3.

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Wait quietly in my Presence while My thoughts form silently in the depths of your being. Do not try to rush this process, because hurry keeps your heart earthbound. I am the Creator of the entire universe, yet I choose to make My humble home in your heart. It is there where you know Me most intimately; it is there where I speak to you in holy whispers. Ask My Spirit to quiet your mind so that you can hear My still small voice within you. I am speaking to you continually: words of Life . . . Peace . . . Love. Tune your heart to receive these messages of abundant blessing. Lay your requests before Me, and wait in expectation.

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Active Waiting: A Radical Attitude Toward Life
• A Season of Listening
• Come, Spirit . . .
• The Beauty and Challenge of Being Present in the Moment
• Cultivating Stillness
• The Now
• I Need To Nothing . . . I Am Open to the Living Light
• Stepping Out of Time and Resting Your Mind
• Returning the Mind to God
• Be In My Mind, Beloved One
• Resting in the Presence of the Beloved
• Finding Balance in the Presence of the Beloved
• No Other Time, No Other Place
• A Renewed Mind

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