God (G) – STOP! All the weary, all the measure, all the wonder, all the expectation, all the correction, resentment, anger, opinion, reason, All – STOP! STOP! STOP! This is the time to praise and worship me. That is ALL. STOP. PRAISE. STOP. WORSHIP. STOP. All else is futile. For no use, wasted effort, wasted energy, wasted brain space, wasted deciding, wasted. Instead – STOP. STOP listening to anything that isn’t my voice. All else is futile for you. Rest. STOP. Be still. STOP STOP STOP. Stop measuring, stop wondering, stop planning, stop strategizing. STOP STOP. Praise me. That is All. All is praise. All is worship me. All is All. All is be still and know that I AM. All is still. All is true. All is joy. All is peace. All is love in Me. In Praise. In worship. All is all.
I am stretching you to choose me again. Lay down all the broken, messy, ugly, and let me have it. Let me be God. Let Me set things right – in truth and in love. Let Me. All the worry, anxiety, angst, figuring, struggling, deciding, all is for Me not you. The heavy is not yours to carry. Set it all down and walk to me – Praise and worship – that is it. I will have my way in every area – every place that needs more of Me – STOP – turn aside
Beth (B) – (Seeing myself as the block, facing problem in my own strength and wisdom versus turning aside and setting my eyes on you and you can get to it ALL)
G – That is the truth – Let it all go – seem silly, lighthearted, unserious – whatever the judgment and allow me to have my way – let me surprise you. Let me do things my way – I know all your thoughts – I do not need any of your ideas, I do not call you to SOLVE. I call you to praise and worship.
B – Lord show me how to rest in your sufficiency and celebrate your immeasurable perfection. Show me Lord your way to walk in the bounty. Lord show me how to dispense grace and hope and mercy and joy and love and trust and faith and honor and praise and glory and wisdom from you Lord. More peace Lord – more, more, more.
Excerpt from Truth In Hard Places