There’s still a still small voice
Written by Dan Taylor, Partner Engagement Volunteer.
In the Old Testament book of 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah is looking for an answer from God to the chaos that surrounds him. He gets that answer in chapter 19, verses 11-12…
… the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind shook the mountains… but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice….
This happened several thousand years before the internet. And several thousand years before cable news. And before Facebook, or Instagram, or Twitter, (or X, as it’s called now), and certainly before TikTok. But in some ways, Elijah was having a very modern experience.
He wanted to hear from God, but God wasn’t in the dramatic, loud, obvious things around him. God did not have the largest number of fans, He didn’t have the most followers, He didn’t even have a lot of “likes.”
There’s a lesson here for us as we look for insight from God today. God knows us, understands us, and loves us, as individuals. He doesn’t love your state, or your county, or your neighborhood.
He loves you.
He wants to support you and guide you to a life full of blessings, but He isn’t going to shout at you. No one is going to forward you God’s direction for your life, He’s not posting anything. The G in GPS doesn’t stand for God.
God is in the quiet things, the subtle things, the things that seem small. A little urge to do something selfless for someone. An impulse to ask how someone’s doing. A moment where you turn off and shut out everything that isn’t God, that’s where you find God.
No one else can do this for you. There certainly isn’t a site, or a channel, or a newsfeed that will do it. But in quiet moments, away from the seemingly constant noisy voices that crash and bang and shake the world, there is still a still small voice.
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