“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” — Psalm 46:10 (ESV)
My Beloved Child,
You don’t have to shout to reach Me. I hear even the faintest whisper of your heart. Before the words form on your tongue, I already know them. Before the tears touch your cheeks, I have felt the ache in your soul. Prayer is not about volume—it is about presence. My presence.
I did not create you to strive endlessly in prayer, as though I were far away and hard to move. I am near. I am the Father who bends low to listen, the Shepherd who never leaves His sheep, the Friend who leans in close. When you rest in My presence, you discover prayer is less about convincing Me and more about aligning with Me.
Yes, I delight in your petitions. Yes, I move when you intercede for others. But never forget this: I long for you. I don’t just want your words—I want your heart. I want you to sit with Me in the quiet, to breathe deeply and know you are safe in My arms.
When you come away with Me—whether in worship, in stillness, or in pouring out your soul—I pour Myself back into you. In those moments, I strengthen what is weak, heal what is broken, and remind you who you are: My beloved son, My beloved daughter.
So do not despise the quiet moments. Do not think your prayers are wasted when all you can do is sit in silence before Me. In those moments, you are drawing from the well of My Spirit, and I am filling you in ways words cannot measure.
Stay close. Rest in Me. Whisper if you must, but know this—your whisper in faith thunders in Heaven.
With everlasting love,Your Father
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