Yeah, the one that rarely does.
And the hearing from Him can be so hard. There's really no other way to say it than that: hard.
Because we wait for the sign. We listen for the voice and in the
waiting we worry that perhaps we'll never receive the answer we long
for. And not just my answer... because at a certain point in time you'll
take ANY answer.
And it doesn't seem to come.
Until.
Until that one brisk morning in the middle of a work week.
You hear it through the voices of others. Confirmation that what you've been trusting in, believing for, just could be here. The answer! And I remind her - it's how He speaks.
We want giant billboards, but He gives a gentle buzz.
We want quick disclosure, but He gives quiet directives.
And I remind her that He often speaks to us in whispers.
Elijah knew it best.... "And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a sound of a gentle whisper." {1 Kings 19:12}
A flashback to an event where a woman was whispering to get the groups attention as she stood before them on the stage. Somehow by whispering she commanded the attention of the audience. With all eyes on her, the room silenced in a matter of mere seconds.
And I wonder... is our Lord like that? Because there's something in a whisper that commands attention. It causes us to lean in close to get a better listen. The bending in to be included. And it's how He works. Because after all, it's your heart He's after. And a whisper draws you nearer to the Savior who's provision has never ceased.
Lean in today.
That's it.
A little closer.
He's calling to you, but He's whispering His will.
You've gotta want to hear Him.
And it doesn't seem to come.
Until.
Until that one brisk morning in the middle of a work week.
You hear it through the voices of others. Confirmation that what you've been trusting in, believing for, just could be here. The answer! And I remind her - it's how He speaks.
We want giant billboards, but He gives a gentle buzz.
We want quick disclosure, but He gives quiet directives.
And I remind her that He often speaks to us in whispers.
Elijah knew it best.... "And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a sound of a gentle whisper." {1 Kings 19:12}
A flashback to an event where a woman was whispering to get the groups attention as she stood before them on the stage. Somehow by whispering she commanded the attention of the audience. With all eyes on her, the room silenced in a matter of mere seconds.
And I wonder... is our Lord like that? Because there's something in a whisper that commands attention. It causes us to lean in close to get a better listen. The bending in to be included. And it's how He works. Because after all, it's your heart He's after. And a whisper draws you nearer to the Savior who's provision has never ceased.
Lean in today.
That's it.
A little closer.
He's calling to you, but He's whispering His will.
You've gotta want to hear Him.
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