Today’s Affirmation: I listen for God in the still small voice.
Why is it so hard to listen? Shhh…can you hear it? Feel it? That still small voice. Can we pause long enough to hear it? Have we separated ourselves from all of the noise so we can hear it?
This affirmation came from 1 Kings 19:12 where Elijah had run away and the word of the Lord came to him. “…and after the fire a still small voice.”
I love the question in 19:9 where the word came to Elijah and said “what are you doing here, Elijah? Mathew Henry’s commentary says this was to ask if he was where he was supposed to be in terms of his duty.
What am I doing here? Am I where I am supposed to be? Am I listening to the right voices? Am I looking for Him in my circumstances?
In 19:11 it says the “ Lord passed by” and there where strong winds, strong enough to blow away parts of the rock of the mountain…but God was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake, but God was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but God was not in the fire. After the fire was the still small voice. This is where God was found by Elijah and he rose, covered his face and went out to meet with God.
Do we focus more on the winds, earthquakes and fires of our lives where God isn’t than in the still small voice where He is? I plead guilty. Lord help me to be still and to listen for your small voice today. Open my ears and my heart to your voice. May I know You. May I be moved by Your voice. Lord help me to hear.
- Have you ever heard that still small voice? What is your story?
- Do you ever pause long enough to listen?
- What are you doing here? Is it where God is directing you or where the winds of life have blown you?
Lord, what am I doing here? If I am not in the place You wish for me, please speak to me and place me on my journey to be where You intend for me to be. Help me to hear your still small voice. I am listening Lord.
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations4Life
I have been guilty of letting the winds of life have blow me to and fro. In the past I have drifted as if lost at sea without a life preserver. How wrong that way of thinking is and just what the enemy would have me to believe! He was with me the whole time, just waiting for me to listen to that still small voice! When I “get out of myself” and into Him ~ really seeking Him ~ I see Him and hear Him everywhere! In His word, in friends, in song, and in my heart speaking softly to my soul! Oh what a comfort His words are! Thank you for this awesome reminder for me to be still today so that I may hear Him above the noise of the world!
I like this passage Tom because of the “big” idea of hearing God versus the “small” idea of hearing God. We too often look for the big thing and while we are doing that we miss the small things that speak. Good thoughts today.
I love hearing the voice of God, whether in the thunder, or in that still small voice. He brings such stability to my life. His voice is the calm of all calm to me.
I have such a hard time getting my outside world quiet and allowing the stillness to seep into me…I’m working on it. Boy do I ever need it these days.
Gooooooood word Tom