Psalm 27:14 David sings… “The Lord is my Light and my Salvation – whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid“? David listened when the Lord said “Seek My face, inquire for and require My presence as your vital need“… so he did. David uncovered for us what he wanted the most, to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of his life. He acknowledges he’s surrounded by wickedness, enemies are encamped around him. Rather than surrendering to a spirit of Fear, he offered sacrifices and shouting of joy, singing praises to the Lord. David knows his God is a God of Grace and Mercy, his God is Elohim Shama, the God Who Hears. David was ready to listen, he had a heart open to the Lord’s teaching, and ready to go in the way the Lord leads…not his own way. His heart was fertile ground for the Hope he had in the God he knew. The kind of ‘knowing’ that comes through experience. What happens when we’re faced with wickedness, enemies whose sole purpose is to destroy us… Do we surrender to a spirit of Fear? Or do we remember we’ve already surrendered to our all powerful God and choose to wait for and expect Him? In David’s total surrender to God, his only focus was being in the presence of God. He was vulnerable before the throne of grace, he desired God‘s will, not his own. David was humble, teachable and transparent. What do we do while we wait expectantly? Do we try to hide, so we’ll not be noticed? Do we try to shield ourselves from our enemies? Or do we do the next right thing and then the next, and then the next… while we wait? If we suffer from spirits of Disappointment or Discouragement, it could be we’ve given God instructions on how to help us, missing our ‘divine appointment’ for the teaching designed just for us, for ‘such a time as this…’. Can we accept the truth… His ways aren’t our ways and our ways aren’t His? We wait, expectantly, hoping… Not if He comes, but when. Lord, find us listening, intently, wa