In the still of the night...

The number one rarity in my life is silence. I can't even get that through a whole night when I am trying to sleep. Silence though is the closest way I get close to my God. It use to make me feel so awkward though. Kind of like on the first date when you have nothing to say to the person sitting in front of you. It just becomes more and more uncomfortable. In the quiet of my life I have always known that God was there but would so quickly try to distract myself. I would hum a favorite tune, open up my laptop, read a book beside the Bible, or try really hard to force myself asleep. Now I rejoice in the quiet because I know that is when I hear the knocking of the door and my Savior walks in. "Welcome my Lord!"
During the day I spend a lot of time listening to music or sermons on the radio and something very surprising happens. The most shocking thing is every message that I hear is always the same. What is shocking about it? I use to ignore it? What is the message? Just listen! Praise and adore and then just listen. Please!
Guess what? It works! Every time I go by that mindset I get miraculous results.
Last night I felt like I had some heavy burdens and of course many light ones. My God knows all of that though. He is with me every second of the day. I felt that there was no need to waste the short amount of time I was giving Him with information He already knew; especially since He designed it that way. Instead in the darkness of my room I took a deep breath. I inhaled, exhaled, and then praised. I don't use lavish words because I am not very good at it and God does not requre it. Instead I am sincere. The same sincerity that I would use on my children or my husband is now used to shower my Father.
Inhale and then I exhale. Quiet...
Then He arrives. The Holy Spirit pours out from me and wraps His arms around me like a blanket of never ending love. I weep. My God is there comforting me, loving me, and breathing life into me. Wow do I weep. My God is so good. He takes my burdens of the day and they vanish like smoke from a flame. I didn't even have to ask for deliverance from them. He even lifts sorrows that I didn't even realize were weighing me down.
This morning I have a new step in my stride. He has been with me all day because of that most intimate moment we shared last night. I can not and will not let Him go. Never again. Now I rejoice in the silence of my solitude. I encourage you to do the same. God bless to all of my faithful friends and followers.
Psalms 4:3-5
"Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him. In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Selah Offer right sacrifices and trust in the LORD."