My Shack

10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
Lately I have been reading the book, The Shack, and it is really having an impact on my life. It is the story of a man whose family has experienced a tragic murder of their youngest child. Mack, the main character, is driven to return to the shack where his daughter was murdered to meet God in the Trinity so God can heal his heart. (A note to those who want to read The Shack: The book does not advocate that God is a woman, but the explanation of God revealing Himself as a woman is explained to Mack. Read it carefully.)
Although I have not experienced this tragedy, The Lord has taken me to my own Shack through this book for my own encounter with Him which is much different from the Psalm Prayer Blogs. Recently, I have received a short devotion from David Wilkerson:
I CAN'T TALK TO YOU...UNLESS!
Sadly, great numbers of Christians do not know God's voice. Some can go for months, even years, without ever receiving an intimate word from the Lord in their inner man. Oh, God did speak to them at one time. But over the years, they've learned to silence His voice in their hearts. Others have been turned off by so much foolishness among those who believe that every word that pops into their minds is divine Such people boast, "God told me"---yet the "word" they hear is only their covetous flesh taking voice.
If you want to know and hear God's voice in the days ahead, be ready to have Him speak of cleansing before He speaks of direction. Many Christians want God to tell them how to hold on to what they've earned, how to provide for their family, how to keep their business or career afloat. But the truth is, before God gives us a word of direction in any of these matters, He'll speak to us about His commands.
"These things I command you, that ye love one another" (John 15:17). God will first speak to you about your actions at home with your wife and children--- about your quick temper, your grudges, your unforgiving spirit. He'll point out every hidden, secret thing in your life---and He'll lovingly tell you, "I want to be your adviser, your counselor, your guide, your protector, your provider. I want to walk with you through every trial and hardship. And I want to favor, bless and keep you by my Spirit. But first, you have to get honest with me about the hidden idols in your heart. Right now your're holding on to them---but you must give them up! We simply can't walk together unless we agree on these matters of your heart!"
This is a harsh reality that needs to be faced in order that God may be able to reveal a clear picture of His direction for me. Dr. Charles Stanley always says, "Trust God and leave all the consequences to Him." I don't have to trust Him; I want to trust Him!

Adonai-Jehovah, Sovereign Lord,
This is what I need from You, therefore, I will continue to allow You to search my heart to be used for Your glory for I really want to walk with You on all matters of the heart. I know I have a long way to go, but I will go with You for You have given me everything. There is no life without You. I commit myself to let go of what You reveal to me, not so You will give me fleshly heart desires, but so I can have the servant's heart of Jesus. I want to glorify the name of Jesus, my Savior, Amen.