I stopped by the IHOP-ATL website this morning and clicked on a blog about waiting on the Lord. As I began to read this it reminded me of the post I wrote a few days ago on barrenness. What this guys has to say is awesome and it really connects with what I was trying to say.
He says:
With this in mind, the place of waiting is also a place of weakness. Many times I will sit with Jesus, but nothing seems to happen. Neither do I hear His voice (the word doesn’t connect with me), nor do I feel Him at all (my emotions are not stirred). I feel very weak in this place of waiting, but each time I sit with Him I believe that He is changing me from the inside out, even when I cannot perceive anything to be happening. But then at a future time, His presence becomes so close, so that all the times of what seemed to be barrenness were worth it when He comes. Thus, whether I can sense His presence or not, I believe that He is changing me from glory to glory as I gaze on Him and sit with Him (2 Cor 3:18).
THIS IS OUR GOD! Amen!
To read the rest of his blog click on the link on the right side of this screen that is entitled Waiting on the Lord…Barren Prayer.
He changes us through His word. The spirit of God takes the word of God and effects change as we obey.
He does! And out of obedience of His word, we seek Him and we love Him, even when we can’t feel Him or hear Him. And He changes us, because we are being obedient to His word and pressing in! We wait on Him as Isaiah 40:31 says and He will change us! Bless God!