Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns:

Find a place of serenity for your soul. The world around you is hectic and can affect your sense of peace and calm. You must deliberately choose to not allow your environment to trouble you. Be still and know that I am God. 

Psalm 46:9-10 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. He says: Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Daniel 4:1-23

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of the Great Tree
Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, tribes, languages, to the ones dwelling in all the land; may peace be multiplied to you. The signs and the miracles which the most high God did with me is pleasing before me to announce to you. As of how great His signs, and as of how mighty His wonders. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His authority unto generation and generation. I Nebuchadnezzar was prospering in my house, and thriving upon my throne. I beheld a dream, and it threw me into fear. And I was disturbed upon my bed, and the visions of my head disturbed me. And by me was made a decree to bring in before me all the wise men of Babylon, so that the interpretation of the dream they should make known to me. And the enchanters, magi, astrologers, Chaldeans entered. And the dream I told before them; and the interpretation of it they did not make known to me, until Daniel came, whose name was Belteshazzar (according to the name of my God) who has Holy Spirit of God within him. And I told the dream before him. O Belteshazzar, chief of the enchanters, of whom I know that the Holy Spirit of God is in you, and no mystery is too hard for you, hear the vision of my dream which I beheld, and the interpretation of it tell to me! And the visions of my head I viewed upon my bed. And behold, a tree was in the midst of the earth, and the height of it was great. The tree was magnified, and became strong, and its height came unto the heaven, and the extent of it into the ends of all the earth. its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was meat for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed of it. I viewed in a vision of the night upon my bed, and behold, a sentinel, even a Holy one from heaven came down. And he spoke out loud in strength, and thus he said, Cut down the tree, and pluck off his branches, and shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit! Let the wild beasts be shaken away from beneath him, and the birds from his branches! Only the development of his roots in the earth allow! even with a bond of iron and brass, and in the tender shoots of grass in the outside; and in the dew of the heaven he shall lay down, and his portion with the wild beasts will be in the grass of the ground. His heart shall be changed from the ones of men, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to him; and seven times shall change over him. The word is through the interpretation of a sentinel, and the saying of holy ones the response, that the ones living should know that the Lord is the highest of the kingdom of men, and to whom ever it should seem good He shall give it, and He will raise up over it that which is in contempt of men.

Daniel Interprets the Dream
This dream I beheld, I the king, Nebuchadnezzar. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell the interpretation! for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to manifest the interpretation of it to me. But you Daniel are able, for Holy Spirit of God is in you. Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was rendered speechless for one hour, and his thoughts disturbed him. And the king answered and said, Belteshazzar, the  dream and interpretation you hasten not! Belteshazzar answered and said, O lord, let be the dream to the ones detesting you, and the interpretation of it for your enemies! The tree which you beheld, the one magnified and strengthened, of which the height came unto the heaven, and the extent of it into all the earth, and its leaves  flourishing, and its fruit abundant, and a nourishment to all by it, and underneath it dwelt the wild beasts, and in its branches encamped the birds of the heaven — you are, O king. For you were magnified and strengthened, and your greatness was magnified, and it came unto heaven, and your dominion unto the ends of the earth. And that the king beheld a sentinel, and a Holy one coming down from the heaven, and he said, Pluck the tree, and destroy it; only the development of his roots in the earth allow! even with a bond of iron and brass; and in the tender shoots of grass in the outside, and in the dew of the heaven he shall lodge, and with wild beasts will be his portion, until of which time seven times should be changed over him. 

September 5, 2024. Ascension to My Holy Hill requires clean hands and a pure heart. What does this mean, clean hands and pure heart…not worshipping idols, being innocent in action and in thought, not making deceitful promises. Holiness is just that…holy. You cannot ascend further without it. You will become stuck in the mud and the mire and reap what you’ve created. It’s time for change.

Psalm 24:3-4  “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully.” Robin Robinson Bohlin 

September 5, 2015.(Repost) Darkness won’t overwhelm you. It’s a fact that your darkness is good at this time. Have you forgotten the seed you planted? Don’t you remember what I told you to do? You did it. It hasn’t turned out the way you thought it would. In the long run it will be better than you imagined. Right now, there is nothing but darkness. The darkness is not dark to Me. Remember seeds need darkness to germinate. During this darkness rest in Me. Your seed will sprout and bring a rich harvest.  

John 12:24  “I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains [just one grain; it never becomes more but lives] by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces many others and yields a rich harvest.” Bev Robinson