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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on thee:
because he trusteth in thee.
–Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)–

He giveth power to the faint;
and to them that have no might he increaseth strength…
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles.
–Isaiah 40:29, 31 (KJV)–

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A growing sickness in the heart
Defective, lack of control
The cure is somewhere in the silence
But I’m crushed by the noise inside

Don’t lock the door on me
You’d kill me, face down, dead
Another part of me falls for you

Another day in the dark
No, no
Stranded in the night
Stranded in the cold

Don’t lock the door on me
You’d kill me, face down, dead
Another part of you gone to waste
Please hear me out
You kill me, face down, dead
Another day in the dark

Leave the moment alone

–Gojira, “Stranded”–

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Lester Liles, ed. Streams of Healing: A Book of Comfort (Revell, 1958), pp. 26-50.

Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer (Kegan Paul, 1910), pp. 400-401.

James G. Lawson, Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Whitaker House, 1998).

Adam Clarke, Christian Theology (Schmul, 1967), p. 353.

The Cloud of Unknowing (Paulist Press, 1981).

¹⁰ After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’” ¹² When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” ¹⁴ When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
–Acts 21:10-14 (NIV)–

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James G. Lawson, Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians (Whitaker House, 1998).

Henry and Richard Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice (B&H Books, 2002).

Dr. Archibald Alexander, Thoughts on Religious Experience (Banner of Truth, 1996).

Dr. Jack Deere, Why I Am Still Surprised By the Power of the Spirit (Zondervan, 2020).

—. Why I Am Still Surprised By the Voice of God (Zondervan, 2022).

Dr. Sam Storms, Understanding Spiritual Gifts (Zondervan, 2020).