While Waiting, the Lord Will Sharpen Your Senses

Adrift in Him

As an illustration, picture yourself on an inflatable raft in the middle of a lake. There are waves all around, being whipped up by the wind, and there is nothing you can do about it. The wind is caused by external distractions, and the waves are caused by activity in your soul. But you find that as you accept the waves as they are, and let your outward and inward senses rest, over time the waves begin to be quieted. The waves get smaller and smaller, until you find that the only ripples are caused by your own movements on the raft. Eventually even these ripples will cease as you relax in His presence, whether that presence is sensed or not. The surface of the lake becomes as smooth as glass. Just “be” there—you don’t need to hear, sense, think or feel anything to know God is doing His deepest work in you. He is tuning your senses to His frequency, so you will be able to recognize and respond on His terms.

Eventually, over time, there is a strong likelihood that during these times He will begin to make His presence known to you by deliberately causing ripples on the surface of your stillness. Because you have allowed the Lord to sharpen your senses, you can rest assured that He will make Himself known in a way recognizable to you, and you will recognize and be able to discern its source and meaning.

What’s Happening?

Our soul’s awareness is being transferred by our spirit in cooperation with God’s Spirit from what is going on in the body (and through the body, our natural circumstances) and in the soul realm (what’s taking up the attention of our mind, will and emotions). In this way, He gives His life to us and lives His life through us, often without our even knowing it (He will often bypass our mind, will and emotions and directly impact both our personal circumstances and the natural realm, including time).