'Listen to my words, O Lord,
Consider my groaning and sighing.
Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray.
In the morning, O L ord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You. '
Dear sons and daughters of God,
As you know, living through Christ and dying to our flesh is a lifelong process, so depending on what the next season requires of us, the Lord will also ask different things from us to move us forward in His purposes for our lives and draw us closer to Him.
The Lord has decided to assign us a period of waiting upon the Lord for the next 500 days as the next step in our consecration and has asked us to invite you to join us on this journey and wait upon the Lord with us.
The 500 days begin on Friday, June 21st 2024.
'I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord .'
'Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.
He gives strength to the weary, And to him who has no might He increases power.
Even youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. [Heb 12:1-3]'
'“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul; “Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him, To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
It is good that one waits quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke [of godly discipline] in his youth. Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet, Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit].
Let him put his mouth in the dust [in recognition of his unworthiness]; There may yet be hope.'
'And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him. '
Some things are expected of us during the next 500 days that the Lord is not imposing on you, the community, and so I will not share them in this post.
However, for those who choose to partake in the journey, here are the elements of the discipline to follow during the waiting period of the next 500 days.
Seeking God - the objective: prioritise the active pursuit of God in your time, remove things that are not of Him around you, cut off all contact with people you know engage in witchcraft, sorcery, or live in ungodly ways.
Seeking God is what should consume you during this time. Wait on Him. Even if you don't hear from Him, keep waiting on Him and use the waiting time to minister to Him.
For at least 2 hours a day, spend time in silence - waiting on Him.
For some of you who can do it, block out weekends, week-long, or even two-week-long periods without any phones or distractions, turning off the world around you and getting away from everything to wait on Him, without anything around you to distract you, just waiting...
For the rest of the time, read His Word, spend time in prayer morning and evening, engage in praise and worship throughout the day, investigate His will for your life, ask Him for revelation, and make sure you set aside periods of fasting throughout the 500 days.
'The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.'
'But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
I will thank You forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe].
I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.'
Limit media intake: stop using social media, limit your intake of music, TV, films, and general internet browsing as much as possible. Replace them with the activities listed above to seek God instead.
Limiting external contact: take a step back from the spotlight, conferences, group gatherings, and being surrounded by people in your home or at work, etc. when not absolutely necessary. Replace them with the activities listed above to seek God instead.
Cultivating the art of being alone: force yourself to be still and to remain calm in your mind, thoughts and inner spirit. Spend time with yourself as much as possible and be attentive to what the Lord is revealing to you about what is going on in your soul and heart.
Limiting new endeavours and projects: avoid taking on new projects and jobs, and limit the launch of new businesses and other endeavours. Do not move to a new country, start a new job, drop a new album, or be on the set of a new movie, etc. Focus completely on the Lord, wait on Him to hear from Him, and commit to the exercise of stillness and cultivating inner calm.
'If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits, And in His word do I hope.
My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; More than the watchmen for the morning. '
'O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.'
As for this ministry on The Studio, during the next 500 days, the Lord will give us daily bible verses to share with you to support your cleansing and spiritual nurturing process. We will use the AMP translation of the Bible (amplified version) to share the verses to provide further context to certain texts and go deeper into the Spirit of the Word.
However, there will be no new series published on The Studio. The ministry is growing at an unimaginable rate and what these epistles have done in people's lives for the short two months that I have been publishing them is beyond words, but this is the Lord's Will for us. I do love writing them so I will sorely miss sharing that with you here during those 500 days, but the Lord wants us to spend more time waiting upon Him and ministering to Him in our office as priests, as well as ministering to His people outside of the internet, therefore, the active publishing will be slowed down for the next 500 days.
Friends, obedience is better than sacrifice. (1 Samuel 15:22)
'I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear [with great reverence] And will trust confidently in the Lord.
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not regard the proud nor those who lapse into lies.
Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of your wonders, They would be too many to count. '
Please make sure that you come to read the bible verses that will be posted every day as they will be strategically assigned by the Lord, according to what He knows we need to study that day. The Lord can discern our hearts and souls and will lovingly provide us with the right (spiritual) daily bread.
As you begin your sanctification journey, the Lord expects you to partake in the next 500 days of waiting. This is how you grow in your relationship with Him starting today: by obeying His instruction.
In the meantime, know that this is just the beginning and the next 500 days will be transformative as we wait [expectantly] for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. (Psalms 33:20).
With love,
Elvira
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