THINK ABOUT IT
1 Kings 19:12 “and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.” (The NIV translation says “a gentle whisper.” )
It’s
a great blessing to be able to hear the voice of God. I know of people that have heard an audible
voice but my experiences have been more like a whisper of the Holy Spirit of
God. It happens many times and, most
often, when I am in need of God’s correction, direction, protection, wisdom, warning,
or encouragement.
I
have recalled just a few times:
* One of the first was when I was foolishly engaging in a reoccurring pity party and I heard a very unmistakable whisper, “Grow up!”
It sounds a bit rough, but it was exactly how I had to hear it.
* Another
time came when I had a busy schedule and was wondering why taking the time to
play with my kids was so important. I reasoned to myself, “I don’t recall anything
when I was 1, 2 or 3 years old, so why should I expect them to remember this
particular instance rolling on the carpet … tickling and laughing?”
I did
not realize that anyone was listening to my thoughts, when the great whisper of
wisdom breathed across my soul, “They may
not remember the instances but the person that they become will be a result from
them.”Now, you just won’t get that kind of insight from any flesh and bone guru
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”
* A long time ago, I pondered my assumption that people I “gave” to were the ones who most ill-treated me and I continued my thought process to protest to God about His word that says to ‘give and you will receive’. Another wonderful whisper (one of my favorites) followed, “The direction that you give may not necessarily be the direction from which you will receive.”
*
Quite often, when my brain is racing with thoughts and with so many things to
do, the Holy Spirit whispers, “Shhhhhh!” I really like that!
* One
special morning, after a particular unhappy experience, I was sitting at my
desk wondering ‘if there was any one in the whole wide world that I could
trust’. Immediately, I felt a breeze
and saw a piece of paper (that I had taped to my desk lamp) descend upside down
and on to the desk like a falling leave.
I flipped it back over to see my forgotten taped picture of Jesus - with
the words, “Jesus, I Trust You.”
I
smiled and thought, “Wow! That’s pretty cool, Lord!”
So, I have found it to be true that God wants to communicate with us. He takes interest in our life and He takes great pleasure in sharing His love with us.
Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. “
We need to believe that God would like to speak to us more. To be more precise – that He would like us to listen more. It should be the norm and not just an occasional happening. It makes sense to me. Think about it! If we could develop ears to hear, if we would seek Him more intently, if we would stop doing all the talking … how much more exciting our lives might be!
