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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Wisdom Wednesdays - Be Still and LISTEN

My soul was crushed on Friday when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that gay marriage was the law of the land. I felt the same grief and evil foreboding I felt when our current president was elected. I felt it again when he was re-elected. The grief was the same, but the burden of that grief was much heavier. My very soul was bowed down. I am still grieving for our country.

This president has ushered in changes so rapidly that it astounds me, and these changes are destroying the very fabric of our nation. The decision about gay marriage is America's final slap in G-d's face, and will have far-reaching implications in the days ahead. I wrote about those effects in my previous post HERE.

I spent Shabbat pouring out my heart to Him and seeking His face. This is the poem I wrote that morning:

You've allowed it...You let it be.
Evil reigns...people die...sickness cripples...You let it be.
It makes no sense to me...
My soul is crushed...my heart cries...You let it be.
And yet, my hand still clings to THEE.

I sat still on my porch to LISTEN to His voice.

Adonai said, "I AM with you. I will guide you and provide for you in the days ahead, just as I led Israel through the desert. Just LISTEN."

Oh, how His voice comforts and calms my heart. I opened my Bible and He led me to these verses:

I have sent strength for you. (Psalm 68:28)

Put your hope in Adonai from now on and forever. (Psalm 131:3)

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and bless Adonai. (Psalm 134:2)

Adonai does whatever pleases Him. (Psalm 134:8)

I wait longingly for Adonai.
I put my hope in His Word.
Everything in me waits for Adonai
More than guards on watch for morning.
More than guards on watch for morning. (Psalm 130:7-8)

And then I painted the picture at the beginning of this post. It reminds me that as surely as the sun rises each morning, Adonai will work in this situation. All is well. He is in control. Blessed be His Name forever.

LISTEN is my word for 2015. I believe something big is coming. A great sifting has already begun. The sheep are being separated from the goats. Those who hold to G-d's Word will be called to suffer. The apostate church will go on as before, without pause.

This decision will affect churches and synagogues because it will require rabbis and ministers to perform same-sex marriages. There are some who will go along with this, and some who will not. We will stand on the side of G-d's Word. Legislators have already begun to work on laws to protect our religious freedom. G-d bless those people.

We were born for such a time as this. Those who cling to Him and His Word are the "remnant". I pray for my faith to fail not. I pray that for you, too, my Gail-friends.

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