There is a sweet anointing in the sanctuary
There is a stillness in the atmosphere
Oh, come and lay down the burdens that you have carried
For in the sanctuary God is here
What burdens are you carrying? They might be private burdens that nobody knows about. They might be public burdens that everybody knows about. The thing about burdens is that we may try to carry them until we can no longer carry them, or we wait for somebody else to come and take them off us. We might not be able to offload our burdens to people. They might not be equipped to try and help you, no matter how much they try to offer a listening ear, an opinionated mouth or a questioning nose. We need to find places of solace, comfort and rest. If you know that you are in a situation where you do not have peace, go and find the places and people who will be able to do that for you. I have only ever felt the greatest stillness in the presence of God. He shows me signs when I least expect and I know it is all Him. I have yet to find earthly places in the limited places that I have traversed that hold a sanctuary that is as complete as when I am in His presence.
He is here, He is here
To break the yoke and lift the heavy burden
He is here, He is here
To heal the hopeless heart and bless the broken
Who can you trust? Sometimes you forget that everyone who tries to know you are not the right people to know. They may hurt you, use you and try to take all that you offer to further themselves, to enhance themselves and never take a second thought about you, let alone a second glance. Who placed the yoke on you? How long have you been carrying this yoke? When we enable others around us to continue to leech off us, sapping and draining away the energy that we should be investing in ourselves and our dreams, why can't we see that? It's time to lift that heavy burden off yourself, especially if that heavy burden is not yours to carry. Lately, you might have come to realise that you have a hopeless heart. Your heart has lost hope in ever feeling the love that you have poured out to those who needed love from you. You have been broken and don't know how to put yourself back together. It's time for healing. Do you want to be healed?
Speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord
Speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord
Speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord, speak Lord
Speak Lord. speak Lord
Have we placed our trust in the Lord to speak to us? He might be speaking to you and you aren't paying attention. You're probably wondering, how am I supposed to know if God is here? How do I know if the Lord is speaking to me? There are too many signs that you cannot ignore. There is too much confirmation for you to see that when He knocks on your heart, that you shouldn't forget, that you shouldn't ignore. It is critically important to be still. To know that in the silence and in the prayers that you say, He will hear you and He will speak to you. Can you feel the anointing in the sanctuary? Be accustomed to the sound of His voice. Be aware of the countless times He has spoken and you weren't ready to listen. Be real with yourself and know that you are a beautiful person who has had lots of pain and trauma, more than anybody could carry.
Oh, come and lay down the burdens you have carried
For in the sanctuary God is here
I have only come to know this song in the past couple of weeks and it is definitely clear to me that I hear the Lord speak best through music. Be moved by the power of releasing yourself and offering your full surrender. We hold on too tightly to bad experiences and traumatic events that continue to haunt us. To all of my friends with broken hearts at the moment, it is time to let go and focus on your own goals, your own pathway. You need to remember that when you start looking after yourself first, people are always attracted to others who know how to master self-care, who know how to live their authentic and genuine selves. I have been grateful in recent weeks to have made connections with people who know how to act as mirrors of their own souls, to bear witness to the shared pain and depths of despair that we can pull each other out of when we need to. We may never really know whether we are coming or going, moving forward or sliding back, just know and believe that where you find yourself, that wherever you are, God is here. . .