Acts 16:28b
Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!
Good morning Zebras!
Recently I’ve been contacted by a few zebras inquiring
about my well-being. So I wanted to let
you know I’m doing well, I have almost completely recovered from hip surgery
and I am just waiting on God to show me what’s next.
A few weeks ago I asked God if staying silent and
remaining inactive was what He really wants me to do, it just flies in the face
of our busy American culture. But He
reassured me that waiting is more honoring to Him by reminding me of Paul’s
experience in prison as recorded in Acts 16:16-37
As you may recall Paul and Silas were thrown in prison
for removing an evil spirit from a slave girl.
As they sat in prison singing songs of praise to God there was an earthquake
and the prison doors flew open and their chains were loosened. When the jailer awoke he drew his sword to
kill himself because he thought the prisoners had all escaped. He stopped when Paul shouted, “Don’t harm
yourself! We are all here!”
Paul’s choice to stay in prison, even when he had the
chance to go free, brought honor to God and resulted in the jailer and his
family accepting Christ.
Now obviously I’m not in prison, I have the freedom to go
and do whatever I decide to do and there’s nothing physically stopping me from writing
z-mails every day. But I feel God is
telling me to stay silent and wait because it is the waiting that honors Him
the most.
I know I am not the only one out there who is waiting on
God, I know many of you are going through the same struggles that I am. So here is my encouragement, if you feel like
you are in a prison of God’s making, and you are tempted to wiggle your way out
of it, wait with joy because miraculous prison breaks are possible and He has a
purpose for the trial.
I love you little zebras. Thank you for the prayers.
Love,
Jill
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