What Happens with Swaddling

Well, I posted about something I saw in prayer—the Lord’s desire to swaddle our souls. Today I ask what actually happens when we go there with Him? These are some influences I noticed this morning in a swaddling time with Him.

As I turned my attention to having my soul swaddled by God, I was aware of the peace and light and truth of God reviving and registering within. They gradually become the contrast by which to evaluate other influences that have happened:

• Messages that did not come from Him and have lodged detrimentally; it becomes evident how they mess with peace and joy, even undermining hope and expectation, or clouding our faith. A fresh wind of His Spirit is called for to correct, adjust, or purge altogether messages that do not serve or honor His purposes.

• It reinforces the messages that do come from Him, builds and encourages and reminds us of their intended confirmation and empowering.

• It’s a time to cancel out the dampening or robbery of spiritual opposition to the things of God and clear whatever shadows of it remain.

• It brings His assurance into events which challenge our faith and can tend to separate us from God’s help in the event and His peace through it.

• It revives the meaning and fruitfulness of the things we are about with Him and continually deepens and cements our bond of oneness with Him.