A Personal Disclosure from a Hidden Life

I’m hidden for a short while…again.

There’s this call upon my life that moves me from casual, comfortable prayer to deeper prayer–the kind that involves heart and soul. The hidden place seems designed for prayer such as this.

Sometimes while praying, all I do is weep. Tears of petition are the sincerest form of making requests to God, by the way. Words aren’t always adequate or necessary.

That call also causes my heart to yearn to reach with God’s love those who’ve never heard about Him, to teach what Jesus has taught me, and to inspire faith in those whose lives have become a battle.

Who understands what I mean without further explanation?

I wish I could tell you that I’m always overjoyed to be hidden, but the truth is…many times, I want to go, go, go because my yearning heart nearly bursts with desire to reach the hurting and the lost.

Wisdom spoken and wisdom received.

Earlier this month while ministering in North Carolina, my friend Nancy introduced me to a very special lady who has served the Lord for many years by working for a large ministry.

At the end of the worship service in North Carolina, she gave me a word of caution that I shall forever be thankful to her for. She said that I must take times of rest away from ministry or I will burn out.

The invitations to minster here and there have been coming in waves. I’m following my new friend’s advice. After six weeks of ministry, I’ve entered a short season of rest. I’m hidden again for a little while, but soon I’ll be on my way again…

There are reasons to be hidden besides for the purpose of resting.

Fruitfulness doesn’t come by working, striving and doing. Fruitfulness comes by being. Brothers and Sisters, it’s so easy to run here and there and do the works of Christ. It’s not that hard. Really. If you have faith in Him, you can pray for the sick and the sick will recover. God has promised this and He will do it.

But the greater moves of God come from being with Him in the Secret Place. It’s not a place of petitioning for one’s personal or ministry desires. It’s a place of spending time with Him.

The best example of this is Jesus. He went away from the crowd to be alone with our Heavenly Father and to pray. When He came forth from that place of solitude, the words of life and the anointing flowed like a river from Him to those in need. His constant connection to the Father played a vital role in the effectiveness and reach of His ministry.

For a short while, I’m hidden, resting a bit in the beloved and receiving what He wants poured out in the days ahead.

Please remember me in your prayers.

Invitations for summer ministry include several places in the Northwest. Your prayers for those who gather together to worship the Lord and to receive from Him a prophetic word or a  miracle are greatly appreciated.

God bless you,

Pamela