Why God Is Using Your Current Season Of Silence To Build Great Strength

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[00:00:00]In the deepest waters of the Atlantic, military submarines carry out a practice known as silent running. Every engine is muted, every system reduced to its lowest hum, and the crew speaks in whispers. All unnecessary movement stops, and the vessel drifts through the deep with purpose and precision. From the outside, it appears the submarine has gone still, almost lifeless, as though it has stopped functioning entirely. But this is the very moment the submarine is most protected and most aware of its surroundings. In the silence, every sensor is sharpened and the crew is more focused than at any other time during the mission. This gives us a glimpse into how our heavenly father works during the quiet seasons of your life when everything around you has gone silent. It may feel like nothing is happening, but God has not walked away from you and he has not abandoned his purpose for you. He has placed you in a season of silent running where he is shielding you and guiding you towards something far greater than you can see right now. My dear friends, if you are in a season where God seems quiet, I want to speak directly to your heart today. You have not been forgotten and you have not been left behind. The scripture tells us in Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." That command to be still is not a punishment. It is an invitation to trust him at a deeper level than you ever have before. The silence you are walking through right now is not a sign that God has abandoned his plans for you. It is proof that he is doing something so important that it requires your full attention and your complete surrender. Throughout the Bible, we see men and women who experienced long and painful seasons of silence before their greatest breakthroughs. Moses spent 40 years in a wilderness with no word from God before he was called to deliver an entire nation. Joseph sat in a dungeon forgotten by the very man he helped before he was raised to the second highest seat in all of Egypt. Their silence was not wasted time. It was sacred ground where God was building something within them that could not be shaken. Today, I will walk you through the biblical blueprints of Moses and Joseph to show you why God uses seasons of silence to forge strength, deepen faith, and prepare you for the breakthrough that is already on its way.

[00:02:56]I am also going to pray a powerful prayer with you in the mighty name of Jesus.

[00:03:03]So, watch until the end and open your hearts to receive the blessings of this prayer. Now let us look at this powerful truth. God's silence is not absence. It is divine preparation. My friends, one of the greatest struggles for any believer is the feeling that God has gone quiet in the middle of something important. You pray and the heavens seem closed. You cry out and there is no answer that you can hear or feel. But I want you to understand something today that will change the way you see your current season. Silence from God does not mean separation from God. It means he is working in a way that your natural eyes cannot yet perceive and your natural mind cannot yet understand.

[00:03:55]Consider the life of Moses. Here was a man who grew up in the courts of Pharaoh with access to the finest education in all of Egypt. He had wealth, position, and influence beyond what most men could ever dream of. Yet, when he tried to fulfill God's purpose in his own strength, everything fell apart. After striking down an Egyptian in anger, Moses fled to the land of Midian. And there, in the middle of nowhere, he became a shepherd. Think about that for a moment. A man raised in a palace was now tending sheep in a barren land with no audience and no recognition. For 40 long years, there is no record of God speaking to Moses, no burning bush, no miraculous signs, no prophetic words from the Almighty, just silence day after day, season after season, year after year. The scripture in Isaiah 40:31 declares, "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.

[00:05:05]They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary.

[00:05:10]They shall walk and not faint." That waiting was exactly what Moses was doing in Midian. Even though he may not have known it at the time, God was not punishing Moses for his failure in Egypt. He was removing the pride and self-reliance that would have destroyed Moses later if it had been left unchecked. You see, the palace had given Moses knowledge, but the wilderness gave him character. Egypt taught him how to command armies, but Midian taught him how to follow God with a humble heart. Those 40 years of silence were the most important training ground of his entire life. They stripped away everything that Moses had learned to depend on apart from God. His royal title meant nothing in the wilderness.

[00:06:01]The Egyptian education he had received could not help him tend sheep. His military training had no use in the quiet hills of Midian. God was tearing down the old foundation so he could build something new and something unshakable. Because when God finally did speak through the burning bush in Exodus 3, Moses was ready. Not ready because he felt confident in himself. But ready because he had been broken of self-confidence entirely. He now knew that only God could do what needed to be done and that truth would carry him through every trial ahead. The scripture in Exodus 14:14 reminds us, "The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace." That is not a verse about doing nothing. That is a verse about trusting God so deeply that you can stand still while he moves on your behalf. Moses learned that lesson in the silence of Midian. And that lesson became the backbone of his leadership.

[00:07:08]When Israel panicked at the edge of the Red Sea, Moses did not panic with them.

[00:07:13]He had already learned what it meant to stand still and trust God in the face of the impossible. That confidence did not come from a classroom in Egypt. It came from 40 years of sitting in the quiet and letting God reshape his understanding of power and purpose. The wilderness taught Moses that true authority does not come from human effort. It comes from surrender. And surrender is always learned in the silent place. And my friends, you are learning it right now in your own season of quiet. Perhaps you once had a clear sense of calling, but now everything has gone still. Maybe you stepped out in faith and instead of success, you found failure and rejection. You may feel like God has shelved you, like your purpose has been placed on hold with no return date. But look at what God was doing in those silent years of Moses. He was teaching him patience, humility, and complete dependence on the Almighty. He was preparing him to lead with meekness rather than might, with surrender rather than self-will. The Bible records in Luke 1 a powerful example of this same pattern at work. Zachchariah was a priest, a faithful man who served God in the temple with devotion. When the angel Gabriel appeared to him with the news that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son, Zachchariah doubted the word. The scripture tells us in Luke 1:20, "But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time." God silenced Zachariah.

[00:09:09]And that silence lasted for nine full months. He could not speak a single word during that entire season. He could only watch as God's promise unfolded in front of his eyes. day by day without being able to comment or question. And when his mouth was finally opened, the first thing he did was worship. That silence had taught him what years of priestly service alone had not been able to teach him. It taught him that God's timing and God's word are always trustworthy, no matter how impossible they appear.

[00:09:46]The scripture in Psalm 27:14 says, "Wait on the Lord. Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say on the Lord." Notice the repetition in that verse. God says, "Wait." And then he says, "Wait again."

[00:10:05]Because he knows how difficult it is for you to sit still when your heart is aching for an answer. But the promise attached to that waiting is not defeat.

[00:10:14]It is strength, a genuine strengthening of your heart that can only come through trusting him in the quiet. So if you are in a season of silence today, do not run from it and do not try to escape it. Do not try to manufacture noise where God has placed quiet. The silence is doing a sacred work inside of you that nothing else on this earth can do. Lamentations 3 26 puts it so clearly. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good, not comfortable, not easy, not painless, but good because God is using this very moment to build something inside of you that will carry you through every season that follows. Moses would never have led Israel through the Red Sea if he had not first been led through the silence of Midian. And you will never walk into your greatest victory. If you try to skip the preparation that silence brings, let us now focus on the hidden work of God in the waiting season through the life of Joseph. My dear friends, if there was ever a man who had every reason to believe God had forgotten him, it was Joseph. He was his father's beloved son, the one who wore the coat of many colors and carried favor in his father's house. He had dreams from God that spoke of greatness and authority. Yet those very dreams led him into one of the most painful seasons any person in the Bible ever endured.

[00:11:58]His own brothers stripped him of his coat and sold him into slavery out of jealousy and hatred. He was carried off to Egypt, far from his father's love and far from everything familiar. And just when things seemed to be improving in the household of Piper, a false accusation from Piper's wife landed him in prison. But here is where the silence becomes most revealing. Genesis 39 tells us that even in prison, the Lord was with Joseph. God did not speak to Joseph through dreams during those years in the dungeon. There was no angel appearing at midnight, no burning bush, no prophetic voice telling him to hold on just a little longer. Just silence and the cold walls of a cell and the weight of being forgotten by everyone he had ever known.

[00:12:50]Yet the scripture in Psalm 105:19 gives us one of the most important verses about Joseph's season. until the time that his word came to pass. The word of the Lord tested him. Pay close attention to that verse because it changes everything. The word of the Lord tested Joseph. It was not the prison that was the real test. It was the promise itself. God had shown Joseph a future of authority and influence through those dreams in his youth. But between the promise and the fulfillment, there was a long and painful silence that seemed to contradict everything God had shown him. And that silence was the test. Could Joseph hold on to what God had spoken when nothing around him confirmed it? Could he trust the dream when his reality looked like a total nightmare? My dear friends, many of you are in that same place right now. God has spoken something over your life, but your circumstances do not match what he said. He promised you a breakthrough, but all you see is a closed door. He placed a calling on your heart, but every attempt to walk in it has been met with resistance and disappointment. The story of Abraham gives us the same pattern playing out over an even longer season. God promised Abraham a son when he was 75 years old. The scripture in Genesis 21:es 1:2 tells us, "And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said. And the Lord did for Sarah as he had spoken.

[00:14:32]For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." 25 years passed between the promise and the birth of Isaac. 25 years of waiting, of silence, of wondering if God had changed his mind or moved on. But look at those words carefully.

[00:14:56]At the set time of which God had spoken, God had already determined the exact moment of the fulfillment before Abraham even received the promise, Abraham did not have to figure out the timing. He only had to trust that the one who promised was faithful to deliver. Joseph walked through the same kind of waiting.

[00:15:18]And it was just as painful. Year after year in that prison, he served faithfully, doing the work placed in front of him. He interpreted dreams for the cup bearer and the baker, and the cupbearer forgot him entirely. Genesis 40 verse 23 tells us yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph but forgot him. Can you feel the weight of that verse? The one person who could have spoken up for Joseph simply forgot that he existed. But God had not forgotten. Not for one moment. Not for one second. The silence was not abandonment. It was alignment. Every day Joseph spent in that prison was moving him closer to the palace even though he could not see it. Every sleepless night was building a character strong enough to manage the wealth and power that was coming toward him. The scripture in Romans 8:28 tells us, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose. all things, not just the good seasons and the victories, but the prison cells and the betrayals and the forgotten promises. God was taking every thread of Joseph's pain and weaving it into a greater purpose that would save an entire region from famine. When Pharaoh finally called for Joseph, he did not step into that throne room as a broken and bitter man. He stepped in as a man whose character had been refined by years of faithful silence. He stepped in as a man who had learned to trust God when there was no visible evidence that God was moving. And that is the kind of strength God is building inside of you right now through this very season. You may feel like you are in a dungeon of your own right now. Maybe the people you counted on have moved on without a word.

[00:17:24]Maybe the door you expected to open has stayed firmly shut. But if God could take a forgotten prisoner and place him at the right hand of the most powerful ruler on earth, then what he has planned for you is not limited by your current circumstances. The prison does not determine your future. God's promise does. The prophet Habach cried out to God in a season of deep confusion and spiritual frustration. He could not understand why God was silent while injustice filled the land all around him. But God answered him with a word that still speaks to every waiting heart today. Habach 2:3 says, "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it will speak and it will not lie.

[00:18:16]Though it terries, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

[00:18:22]The vision will speak, my friends. Every promise that God has placed over your life will come to pass at its appointed time. The silence will not last forever.

[00:18:35]and what comes after it will be worth every tear you have shed in the waiting.

[00:18:40]But while you wait, God is doing something that cannot be rushed. He is building a foundation inside of you that will hold the weight of everything he has planned for your life. Joseph could not have governed Egypt at 17. He needed the wilderness, the prison, and the silence to become the man God needed him to be at the appointed time. And you need this season, too. Not because God is cruel, but because he is kind enough to prepare you fully before he promotes you publicly. And let us now reflect on how silence forges unshakable faith before your promised breakthrough arrives. My friends, it is one thing to know that Moses and Joseph went through seasons of silence. It is another thing entirely to apply that truth to the season you are walking through right now. So, let me speak plainly to your heart. The silence you are experiencing right now is not random and it is not accidental. It is intentional and it is purposeful. God has a reason for every quiet moment he allows in your life. And that reason is always connected to what he is preparing you to carry in the days ahead. The scripture in James 1:4 says, "But let patience have its perfect work that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing." That word perfect does not mean flawless. It means mature, whole and fully formed in the ways of God. God is using this season to bring you to a place of spiritual maturity that you simply cannot reach any other way. There is no shortcut to the depth of character that God is forming within you right now. You cannot grow deep roots in a season of constant noise and distraction. You cannot hear the still small voice of God when you are surrounded by a thousand competing voices. Silence removes the clutter, strips away the distractions, and forces you to rely on faith alone.

[00:20:54]Think about what happens to a muscle when it is placed under strain. It tears, it aches, and it feels like it is breaking down completely. But that very process of tearing is what causes the muscle to rebuild stronger and denser than it was before. Without the strain, there is no growth. Without the silence, there is no depth of faith. The scripture in 2 Corinthians 4:17 puts it this way. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Your affliction is working for you, not against you. That season of waiting is producing something of eternal value.

[00:21:43]Your silence is building a glory inside of you that outweighs every pain you have endured in this season. The story of young Samuel gives us one of the most beautiful examples in all of scripture of hearing God in the silence. Samuel was a boy serving in the temple under the priest Eli during a very dark time in Israel's history. The scripture in 1st Samuel 3:1 tells us, "And the word of the Lord was rare in those days.

[00:22:15]There was no widespread revelation. It was a season where God's voice was uncommon across the entire nation. The priesthood had become corrupt and the people had drifted far from the Almighty. But in the middle of that spiritual silence, God chose to speak to a young boy who was willing to listen. 1st Samuel 3:10 tells us, "Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel answered, "Speak, for your servant hears." Samuel did not hear God in the noise of a great crowd or a national gathering. He heard God in the quiet of the night, lying in the temple, when everything else had gone still. His willingness to listen in the silence, positioned him for a lifetime of hearing God's voice with clarity and confidence.

[00:23:11]And my friends, that is exactly what God is doing in your life right now. He is not punishing you with silence. He is training your ears to hear him more clearly than you ever have before. God is teaching you to recognize his voice.

[00:23:28]Apart from every other voice that fights for your attention, the world around you is filled with noise, opinions, and distractions that try to drown out the voice of God. But God is pulling you into a quiet place where your spirit can be still and your heart can be fully open. And when he does speak, you will know without a doubt that it is him. The scripture in Hebrews 11:1 tells us, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

[00:24:02]Faith does not require noise or fanfare.

[00:24:06]It does not require visible signs or constant confirmations from the world around you. Faith is the ability to trust what God has spoken even when everything around you is completely silent. And that kind of faith is not born in comfort or convenience. It is forged in the furnace of waiting, in the long nights of unanswered prayer, in the seasons where God seems distant but is actually closer than he has ever been.

[00:24:36]Consider what silence produces in a believer's life when they choose to trust God through it. It produces patience because you learn that God's timing is always better than yours. Silence also produces humility because you realize that you cannot force God's hand or rush his plan. It builds endurance within you because each day you choose to trust him is a day your faith grows stronger and more rooted. And it produces clarity because when the noise fades away, you can finally see what truly matters.

[00:25:15]Psalm 37:7 says, "Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way.

[00:25:27]Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass, you may look around and see others receiving what you have been praying for. You may wonder why their breakthrough came quickly while yours is still delayed. But do not compare your silent season to someone else's visible success. God is doing something unique in your life that is customuilt for your specific calling and purpose. The delay is not denial. The waiting is not wasting and the silence is not a sign that God has moved on without you. He is right there with you, working behind the scenes, arranging every detail and building within you a strength that cannot be defeated. The silence is not a closed door on your story. It is the season right before the breakthrough.

[00:26:19]And it is filled with more purpose than you realize. Every prayer you have prayed in the quiet has been heard.

[00:26:27]Every tear you have shed in the waiting has been counted. And every day you have trusted God without seeing the answer has added another layer of strength to your spirit. Moses came out of the wilderness with a staff that parted seas and shook nations. Joseph came out of the prison with a wisdom that saved millions of people from death. Samuel came out of the quiet temple with a voice that would guide an entire nation back to God. And you will come out of this silent season with a faith so deep and so unshakable that nothing in this world will be able to move you from where God has placed you. So hold on my friends and do not let go of the promise God has placed in your heart. Your breakthrough is not cancelled. It is being prepared and so are you, my friends. The silence you are walking through is not the end of your story, but the very place where God is doing his most powerful work, building in you a strength and a faith that will stand firm long after the breakthrough has arrived. Now to all those within the sound of my voice, let us go to the Lord in prayer. I want you to pray this prayer with me or listen to this prayer in faith so that you can have all the blessings of this prayer. Let us pray to our gracious and loving God. Heavenly Father, Almighty God, you are the one who was, who is, and who is to come.

[00:28:06]Your faithfulness reaches beyond what my mind can understand. And your love endures through every season of my life.

[00:28:14]I thank you, Lord, for carrying me through days I did not think I could survive. I thank you for every silent moment that drew me closer to your heart and taught me to depend on you alone.

[00:28:28]Father, I confess that there have been times when I allowed doubt to speak where faith should have been standing. I have questioned your timing and I have let fear take root in places that belong only to your peace. Forgive me, Lord, for every moment I doubted your goodness as you have forgiven me. I also forgive others who have caused me pain during this season of waiting. I release every offense and every hurt into your hands right now, Lord.

[00:29:01]I bring this season of silence before you. And I ask you to open my eyes to see what you are doing where I have felt forgotten. Remind me that you are always near. Where I have felt abandoned.

[00:29:17]Anchor me in the truth that you will never leave me nor forsake me. I rebuke every spirit of discouragement that has tried to settle over my mind in the name of Jesus. Every whisper of hopelessness is silenced right now by the authority of your word. I decree and declare that this season is not one of defeat but one of divine preparation. My breakthrough is not cancelled and my promise is not withdrawn. Father, I ask for healing over every wound that this waiting season has caused. Heal the places in my heart that are tired and worn from years of holding on. Restore the hope that the enemy has tried to steal from me. By the stripes of Jesus, I declare that I am whole in body, in mind, and in spirit.

[00:30:12]Jehovah Rafa, touch every area of sickness and bring restoration and strength. I ask for deliverance from every chain that has tried to hold me captive in this season. Break every stronghold of fear, every pattern of defeat, and every lie that tells me God has moved on. I declare that no weapon formed against me shall prosper and I am covered by the blood of Jesus. I walk under the shadow of the most high and no evil shall come near my dwelling.

[00:30:48]Sovereign Lord, pour out your healing over the places in my body where weariness has taken root. Restore my energy, renew my strength, and let every sickness bow to the name of Jesus. Lord, I lift my loved ones before you right now. Strengthen them in their own seasons of waiting and surround them with your grace and your favor. I declare open doors over my life that no man can shut and supernatural provision where there has been lack. Lord, as I say this prayer together with everyone listening, I am grateful for every heart that is opening before you right now. We come in agreement, praying for each other. Together we declare victory over every silent season. Healing over every hidden wound and breakthrough over every delayed promise. We claim your protection over our homes, our families, and our coming and going. Father, we thank you that what you have started in us, you will bring to completion. Lord, we give you all honor and praise. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever and ever. Thank you, Lord, for hearing and answering my prayer. In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray.

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