Shhhhhhhh.
Do you hear the silence around you? Yeah, probably not. For the past few days I have been overwhelmed with how much noise is around me all the time. It can be anything, the sound of children, the soft hum of a computer, the TV in the background, the sound of a car driving past or even the over abundance of mundane thoughts penetrating my mind.
There is this story in 1 Kings 19 where Elijah is hiding to try and save his own neck. He feels like he is the only man of God left. He is lonely, tired and afraid. Like many of us, Elijah needed to hear from God. He needed that reassuring presence to remind him why he is doing the things he has been doing.
God shows up and gives Elijah this great visual lessen. In 1 Kings 19:11-13 it says, "The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?""
See those words "gentle whisper" in Hebrew it can also mean "silence". God is in the Silence. It is funny that when we seek God we spend most of our time speaking and so little time listening. We want to here from God but He doesn't interrupt us He hears our every word and then when He is ready to speak to us we say, "Amen" and leave the conversation.
We can fill our lives with so much noise that we miss what God is saying in the silence. What is causing so much noise in your life to day? Will you meet God in the Silence?
This is awesome! seriously. there has been a major uprooting in my life and I realized how stupid I was for the things I have done. I have a long long road ahead of me but I am at peace with that. unlike the past I just wanted God to perform awesome miracles in my life but I was not willing to do the work he was wanting me to do. I am still not sure what his will is for me but he has told me to SHUT UP!! I do talk too much. just by typing this I feel like I am talking too much. But now I listen. I observe and most of all and this is the most important to me. I PRAY!! If it is in his will for me to speak of anything than he will unbridle my tongue and allow me to do so. otherwise anything else that comes out of my mouth is from my own decision and usually I regret that. I just want to be a Trusted Servant and take up my cross now. I am not here for people to be proud of me I dont want a pat on the back. I dont care if people distance themselves from me and judge me. I only want GOD to be proud of me. I want his praise, his mercy, his pity, and his wisdom that he will teach me in spoonfulls if needed so bad that it hurts. Its a good hurt though. So so much to say but I need to shut up now. fantastic message. GOG BLESS!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear Scott. I believe there is a huge difference between saying ok Jesus you can be my savior and saying yes Jesus you are my LORD. Where you lead I will follow, where you say go, I will go and I know I will be victorious because you are with me!
ReplyDeleteI am here for you in anyway brother just let me know.
Good Stuff, Brad. "Be Still and know that I am God".
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