silence exerts the sovereignty of God

Silence exerts the sovereignty of God. While God works behind the scenes, we must be patient. When His work does not involve us, we must trust Him. And when He is silent, we must not promote our own agenda.

God tests the hearts of men during times of silence. Will we wait on Him, though our lives seem without purpose? Or will we go ahead of Him, promoting ourselves?
In January of 2004 the Lord gave me a dream wherein I walked with Him above the circle of the earth. The clouds below me created a white out. There was no way to identify the land masses. I knew that I would only find my way by walking with Him. White out is a term used to indicate when there is a blockage in the flow of information.

This morning the Lord also gave my husband, Dave, a dream about a “white out”. In his dream there was a terrible storm (like a hurricane), so large that it “blotted out” the “48th” parallel (states of the United States we call the main land). However, the pilot of the plane Dave was flying on was able to successfully complete his flight to Alaska (his destination). Because of the terrible storm, the only “state” that was clear was our northernmost state (a destination not part of the mainland). The interpretation of his dream was such that it indicated that the mainland churches were in the midst of a “white out” storm and only outside of this region was God’s word clearly seen and known.

In 2008 the Lord shared with me that we as Christians in the United States were embroiled in a terrible spiritual battle. Yet pastors were not interested in uniting over prayer. In fact, many famous and less famous ministers began proclaiming that they “heard” we needed faith to bring God’s kingdom into reality, and that faith was manifest through signs, wonders, and miracles. No one united their people in prayer . . . no one equipped the saints for the terrible battle . . . but many men were going ahead with their own agenda.

It is hard to equip the saints at home when you want the glory road. Those ministers and ministry heads, being tested by the “white out” of silence, were found to have the desire of men’s approval. They formed the “club” of approving one another for ministry. Those wanted their efforts validated by God have fabricated miracles, as scripture warned us, so that they might feel worthy and boast in their ministry (2 Pet 2:3). These men and women were bored and felt condemned the inactivity and loss of productiveness that comes with waiting. Therefore, they listened to their own spirits and to each other’s words. If they had truly stood in God’s presence they would have equipped God’s people for the battle. Instead, they have created a Christian culture of prophesying and teaching on pre-approved topics, using special catch-phrases, and ignoring the crisis at hand.

But the saints who have waited on the Lord will go forward with Him when He moves, for they have no agenda of their own. He is their Sovereign, their Lord, and He can trust His work to them. These men and women have not hardened the hearts of believers by their false prophecy, nor have they taught the saints to prophesy out of their own spirits. They do not speak of people being healed who, indeed, were not healed. They, who are satisfied with the portion the Lord has given them, feed their fellow believers in due season. Praise to the Sovereign Lord who tests our hearts that we may be ready to join Him in His work (Only the false teachers deny the sovereignty of the Lord - 2 Pet 2:1). Amen.