Do you ever feel like God is screening your calls?
You’re desperate to hear His voice, but heaven is silent. I understand.
Years ago, I thought the only word I heard from God was “Stop that!” . . . followed by the shoulds, oughts, and cant’s.
Sitting at my Father’s knee, I became familiar with His voice speaking above the clashing sound of circumstances and reality, even in His silence.
Silence can be golden.
In the waiting, we hear sacred sounds revealing the gold engraved into each situation.
It can’t happen in an instagram. He’s so wise.
It sounds primal, I know, but back in the day we had black wall phones with rotary dials! Childhood friend, Rosemary shared a party line with my phone number. That meant if her family was on the phone when we picked up, we had to wait (or eavesdrop) until they hung up before making a call. We learned to wait.
In today’s high tech world, we’ve become accustomed to instant messages, immediate email replies, and speed dials. Quick communication.
Sometimes we make the mistake of talking with everyone except the One who has the answer. We endlessly chat, but say nothing and hear nothing. Then, we become frustrated and listen to the whisper of the false voice on our snake and apple days reminding us we can have our way. It seems better than waiting.
The hiss of deceit.
It doesn’t matter if we hear God’s voice every time we call. We know He hears ours.
Blessed be the Lord, for He has heard the voice of my plea for mercy. Psalm 28:6
Prayer is the world’s greatest wireless connection. Faith tells us “the message has been sent and received.”
When we can’t hear His voice, may we listen for His breath . . . believing He is near.
Verna
I think God makes us wait because He is waiting for us to be quite and still. “Be Still and Know that I am God” how hard it is to do that.
Especially today, Barb . . . but I believe He just wants us to slow down and notice Him . . .
Oh dear friend, Verna! I love this!! “It doesn’t matter if we hear God’s voice every time we call. We know He hears ours.” A beautiful comfort for our hearts as we stand at our watch post and wait for His answer. And oh, then we run and tell everyone else about it. Thanks for sharing today. Love you! Wish I were there with you right now!
I wish you were here with me right now, TOO! Yes, as we stand at our watch post awaiting the good answer. . . . love you.
Thanks for the reminder! Very encouraging.
Loving all of your posts, Janeen . . . and thanks for stopping by. I’ll be seeing you this week!
How refressing to remember, realize & to be encouraged. Thank you, Toots!
. . . you’re welcome, sweetpea . . . yes, we need to rehearse these truths all of the time!
OOPS – that should be REFRESHING!
Great post Verna! Yes…we all want instant gratification. I must admit…I do love instagram! But I also need the “quiet” of putting all of the techy stuff away sometimes. My kids received a walky-talky for a gift and loved it…because it was like “the olden days.” My best friend as a child (well, she’s actually still my best friend) lived across the street from me and we used the string and cup telephone from my window…down across the street…to her window. That WAS the good ole days!
. . . we did the string and cup thing, also! You are too young for the good ole days, beautiful Celeste.
God has an IM Dept in heaven, but it gets bogged down coming through the heavenlies, and through all the muck and noise. LOL
. . . and yet it is received on time . . . Thanks, Hannah!