Hour of Isolation

I received this devotion in an email from a friend/mentor in my life yesterday.

It described exactly where I am and what I have been feeling.

I haven't been able to put it into words.

When she read this, the Lord brought me to her mind.

Just the fact that God did that shows me that He is still caring for me in the midst of this "isolation" that I am feeling.

I don't know what He is doing. I don't know why He is doing it. I just know that He is doing something that I don't understand, and I am desperately seeking Him in this time.

I share this for two reasons:

-First, I suspect I am not the only person feeling this right now. What I have to say to you is that no matter how alone you feel, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!

-Secondly, I am asking for your prayers for me as I battle in this time of isolation.

THE HOUR OF ISOLATION

I know what it is like to face divine silence, not to hear

God’s voice for a

season. I have walked through periods of total confusion

with no apparent

guidance, the still small voice behind me completely

silent. There were times

when I had no friend nearby to satisfy my heart with a word

of advice. All my

patterns of guidance from before had gone awry, and I was

left in total

darkness. I could not see my way, and I made mistake after

mistake. I wanted to

say, “O God, what has happened? I don’t know which way

to go!”

Does God really hide his face from those he loves? Isn’t

it possible he lifts

his hand for a short while to teach us trust and

dependence? The Bible answers

clearly: “God left him [Hezekiah], to try him, that he

might know all that

was in his heart” (2 Chronicles 32:31).

You may be going through a flood of trials right now. You

know what I’m

talking about when I say the heavens are as brass. You know

all about repeated

failures. You’ve waited and waited for answers to prayer.

You’ve been

served a cup of affliction. Nothing and nobody can touch

that need in your

heart!

That’s the time to take your stand! You don’t have to

be able to laugh or

rejoice, because you may not have any happiness at the

moment. In fact, you may

have nothing but turmoil in your soul. But you can know God

is still with you,

because Scripture says, “The Lord sitteth upon the flood;

yea, the Lord

sitteth King for ever” (Psalm 29:10).

Soon you will hear His voice: Don’t get excited, don’t

panic. Just keep

your eyes on me. Commit all things to me. And you will know

that you remain the

object of his incredible love.

- David Wilkerson