Sometimes we talk to God too much. Sometimes we are so busy talking that we don’t take the time to listen. Sometimes we talk so much we don’t hear His still small voice. Sometimes we are so busy talking that we don’t notice all the work He is doing around us.
Sometimes we just need to be quiet.
Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.” Zechariah 2:13 (NLT)
Lord, help me to speak to You less than I listen and watch for You. Help me to see You springing into action all around me. Remind me that You will fight for me if I will just let You (Exodus 14:13-14).
God, quiet my heart and remove my fear and frustration. Quiet my mind and remake my plans. Quiet my eyes and help me only to see You. Quiet my ears to hear only the heartbeat You gave me.
Help me to be silent before You. Completely silent.
3 comments
Rob says:
September 1, 2010 at 11:19 am (UTC -5 )
Exactly what I needed to hear on this Perfect Day! Thanks for all your hard service work Tom. Your a great example to me and our congregation. Keep em coming! Have a blessed day!!
Robert Kimball says:
September 1, 2010 at 9:18 am (UTC -5 )
Re: SHHHH…
Tom,
I find being quiet to be one of the most challenging things I do–or need to do–during my worship. It’s hard to center my mind totally on God and remain totally quiet. My mind won’t stay “put”–it wanders around so much! Maybe I’m too hyper most of the time to calm down long enough to simply listen during the silence.Seems I either have to be praying, reading, or meditating. Total silence before the Lord is extremely hard for me. Actually, totally being quiet in Life Group, as a leader, and allowing that quietness to lead others to possibly speak is very hard.I ask a question, then if no one responds, I wait awhile. I have this gut feeling that total silence means no one knows what to say. Thus, as the leader, I feel it is my “duty” to keep the discussion going, so I speak. Maybe I need to permit (that’s my choice of word for this–permit) my God to speak through the silence. Truly–this, and evangelizing to others are two traits of Christianity that create more difficulty for me than almost anything else. You’d think as old as I am (72) I’d be able to do this “silence thing” better. Nope. My mind just wanders too much. Looks like I need to work much, much more on the “shhhhh” part of worship.
Bob
Cindy says:
September 1, 2010 at 8:40 am (UTC -5 )
Thanks Tom for that reminder!