Nothingness

 Have you found yourself in a place of nothingness? There is a time and place in our walk with God in which He puts us in a place of isolation and waiting (my least favorite place to be). It is a place in which none of our past experiences are of any value. It is a time of such stillness that it can disturb the most faithful if we do not understand that He is the one who has brought us to this place for only a season (this, too shall pass). It is as if God has placed a wall around us. No new opportunities - No new direction - No billboards - just inactivity - just nothing.

During these times, God is calling us aside to do something new in us. It is a place of nothingness designed to call us to deeper roots of prayer and faith. It certainly is not a comfortable place, especially for a task-driven workplace believer. Our nature cries out, "You have to do something" while God is saying, "Be still and know that I am God." You know the signs that you have been brought into this place when He removes seemingly everything, and you cannot seem to change anything. Maybe you are unemployed. Maybe you are down with an illness. Maybe you are lonely and waiting on a lifemate.

Many people live a very planned and orchestrated life where they know almost everything that will happen. But for people in whom God is performing a deeper work, He brings them to a place and time of quiet that seems almost eerie. They cannot see what God is doing. They just know that He is doing a work that cannot be explained - not to themselves - not to others.

Has God brought you to a place of nothingness? Be still and know that He really is God. When this happens, your nothingness will be turned into something you will value for the rest of your life.

Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God."