Concerning Chips letter re withdrawel.
Like a man of few words the Lord does not need to say much for us to get it.
We can speak thousands of words and still we are lacking. For this we need the Holy Spirit.
 
THis word reminds me of Song of Solomon when the groom withdraws. The bride is in a panic and goes searching for her love. We find him in the our hiding place, under the stairs shut out from the world in our prayer closet.
 
Also it seems to be a sign not only of just before he returns but also a response to what he sees.
Have you a relationship that you have been trying and trying to reach but they are never there, mentally or physically? What do you do? You withdraw from that person.
 
Seems to me that there is much noise in some churches yet little substance. THey make a bunch of noise and go back and do the same old thing, like they are in 2 different worlds. Perhaps since they are giving insincere love he says enough. Prayer meetings are replaced with praise meetings, like the Norwegian prophecy posted the other day.
 
Withdrawel indeed is a thing that we fight against when we struggle to separate from things that we know are not good for us. We have become addicted to the distractions of the world. The same chemical reaction that enslaves the chemically addicted effects us. TV, noise computers, music, video games, the media all clamor and demand our attention. THe Lord get the cold shoulder. Therefore he withdraws.