I heard a deep resonance, chimes, bells, church bells perhaps, I wasn't sure. And I heard a voice of instruction say, "Cry Sanctuary." Sanctuary, a place of holiness, a place set apart, the church perhaps; Sanctuary, asylum, protection, escape from persecution or death, to reside in the church, to do its work, never again to step foot outside its walls or again face death.
Will you cry out "Sanctuary!"?
When the trials and troubles of the world overwhelm, when your efforts to make it through the much and mire appear to be for nought, then what will you do?
But I say unto you, "Are you ready?"
To cry sanctuary means protection but also limitation. It means doing the work of the Lord all day, every day. Can you do it without bitterness, grudge or complaint? As you pass by the windows, will you move quickly by or will you sit and stare at what you once had, what you could have again, yet at the cost of your life (and your soul?).
This shall not be so with my servant. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He sees the form of the Lord. - Numbers 12: 7-8
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wow. i love that quote from Numbers. i don't know if that's for anyone else but it resonates with me. i know God is asking me to leave behind my old life...especially before Aiden...and let Him do a new thing. He wants to take me to a different mountain of myrrh...if i would just stop looking at the last mountain we are leaving behind. personally, i am a bit nervous about this new life. i definitely feel more confined & cloistered...hidden away...which hurts my pride and desires for greatness/glory but it's quite humbling & even frustrating (but in a good way). i feel like the closer i get to Jesus the further i get from my old friends and even some family. it's kind of sad actually. but it had to be sad/hard for Samuel and Anna too at first. we shall see what is next...
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