Sometimes, you have to just sit. Sit in silence in the presence of God. There is something deeply transformative about being still before the Lord, about surrendering the need to speak and simply resting in His presence. The world is loud, full of distractions, noise, and burdens, but God calls us to a place of stillness, where our silence becomes a language of the heart that He understands.
“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).
One thing I know for sure: He understands. God isn’t blind. He sees your heart, your sorrow, your pain, those deep emotional wounds that words cannot express. He knows the unspoken cries, the silent prayers that only tears can carry. Even when you cannot find the words, you are still in conversation with Him. Your silence speaks volumes, and He listens intently.
In this season, lean into God like never before. Press into Him. Draw near. He is closer than close. The enemy wants to overwhelm you with noise, with anxious thoughts, with frustration and fear. But God desires to meet you in the quiet. There’s a song that says:
“Away, away from the noise, alone with You. Away, away, to hear Your voice.”
This should be our posture. Silence before God is not emptiness, it is fullness. It is an act of worship, an act of surrender, an acknowledgment that we don’t have all the answers, but we trust the One who does.
Life brings battles. Sometimes, the trials we face seem relentless, and we struggle to keep our focus on Jesus amid the storm. It’s natural to feel the weight of our circumstances, to feel sorrowful, grieved, even frustrated. But while our flesh wants to stay in that place of despair, we must remember that we have the supernatural God dwelling within us.
Jesus told us that pruning is necessary for growth:
“Every branch that bears fruit, He prunes, that it may bear more fruit” (John 15:2).
Your trial is not meant to destroy you, it is meant to refine you. God doesn’t always change our situations immediately because those very situations are shaping us into His likeness. The discomfort, the pressing, the stretching, it’s all preparation. He is pruning you so that you can bear more fruit, preparing you for greater purpose, greater blessing, and a deeper walk with Him.
This season is not for nothing. It is not wasted. There is something on the other side of this trial. God is molding you, refining you, strengthening you. What feels like a wilderness is actually preparation for a promised land. What feels like a breaking is actually a birthing.
Joseph sat in prison before he sat in the palace. David sat in the fields before he sat on the throne. Jesus sat in the wilderness before He walked into His ministry. Silence, solitude, suffering, It’s all part of the preparation.
So if all you can do right now is sit, then sit. Sit in silence. Sit in His presence. Let Him speak, let Him work, let Him move. You don’t have to have all the answers, you don’t have to fix everything, you don’t have to force an outcome. Just be with Him.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).
You are not alone. You are seen. You are held. And in due season, you will see the fruit of this time of testing.
Trust the process. Trust the pruning. Trust the silence. Because God is in it all.
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