God has a soft voice. You have to be quiet if you want to hear him speak. And that's the problem: we're so rarely quiet. We're almost never still. And our world is even noisier and busier than we are.
In our culture, communication is a competition. If you want a share of people's limited attention, you must talk more loudly, be more dramatic, flash more shiny things, promise more benefits, make more noise more often... That's the game we play.
But here's the thing: God's not playing.
In a world of hurricane winds, rock-splitting earthquakes, and raging infernos, God speaks in the thin whisper, in the resonate silence. (See 1 Kings 19).
My world and my mind are noisy places. Are yours?
Is all this noise keeping you from hearing?
[ hear the entire teaching at www.emmausteachings.org ]
1 comment:
wished i would have seenthis earlier. Speaking of noise, holy week was very noisey for me. I could not get my brain and more importantly wrapped around what i needed to preach on the sunrise service. so even for "pastors" noise is a major issue. Man the enemy is crafty. ;p
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