Isolation In Let's A Quiet Storm

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Many who are called are often hidden. These individuals are looked over and possibly rejected. They are individuals who were often viewed or labeled as strange or different. Some because of their talents and abilities while others because of their characteristics of not following or engaging with the crowd. They are usually loners but will socialize in events with the family and other events with a lot of people every once in a while. When they are given the platform they make a roar like a lion, speak with fire and given opportunities that only God could have created. Some individuals may have started out hanging with the crowd but at some point in their life, they were sent into a place of isolation almost as if they had vanished from the …show more content…
A quiet storm is something or someone who is not talkative, doesn’t make noise, like introverts. You never know what to expect from them. You don’t see them coming. Quiet people have the loudest minds. I read a story about a woman who described that while in high school she was quiet but had a lot of stirring in the inside. She said that’s what they say about quiet people. Quiet people are usually heavy thinkers with a lot in the inside. At certain times they release the power within. She continues to say her daughter is a quiet storm. She’s quiet but give her a plate form and she will transform into a …show more content…
While hidden, he was mentored and tutored by a priest Jehoiada, his aunt’s husband. No one knew about him except a few people. He was protected and guarded during a time when evil was warring against good. Joash had a destiny on his life. He was an heir to David and was considered royalty. Not everyone is chosen for royalty. To lead and/or become King has to be an appointment and anointing from God. “The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession” (Deuteronomy

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