“A STILL SMALL VOICE!”

1 Kings 19:11-14                           (KJV)

“11 And HE said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE WIND: and after the wind an earthquake; BIT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE EARTHQUAKE but the LORD: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE: and after the fire “A STILL SMALL VOICE”. 13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, AND STOOD in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD GOD of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

How many times have I given a special effort to introduce my friends and family to a person who was famous according to “this world”?  We take photographs and document those encounters because we want proof later on that we know or knew a person who was “famous”!  The memorabilia from these meetings still adorn my surroundings as the memories of those brief meetings 

But in reality, I have the Spirit of the CREATOR of the universes living within me and I sometimes don’t even take time to acknowledge HE is anywhere near?  GOD doesn’t always speak to us with a loud, booming voice, as a matter of fact HE most often wants me to be solely focused on HIM in order to hear from HIM.  Psalms 46:10 says “BE STILL, and KNOW THAT I AM GOD”!  There are times (for me it is most of the time) when we have to BE STILL to KNOW THAT HE IS GOD.  

Driving down the road is a wonderful time for me to commune with GOD.  But I have noticed that I cannot ignore other people’s actions while driving and my reactions to their actions cause me to get “in the flesh” occasionally.  For me, distractions have to be eliminated and my attention has to be on hearing from THE LORD for me to connect to HIM.  Unless the signal is clear and strong, the connection is probably not what it needs to be???

A paragraph from a devotional I recently was reading SPOKE to me rather loudly:

Urgency, however, is less suited for reflection and rest. In many ways, it is at odds with waiting on the Lord, seeking God in silence and solitude, and meditating on Scripture. Urgency has a powerful magnetic pull that can keep us from hearing God.

Why do I try to hear from GOD “on the run” when I can come before HIS Throne and get instructions from HIM?  Do I think GOD will make special provisions for me to get HIS messages?  Elijah was trying to HEAR from GOD to preserve his life!  He listened for GOD in a WIND, in an EARTHQUAKE, even in a FIRE; but he found GOD speaking in “A STILL SMALL VOICE” when he was desperate to hear from HIM!  

It seems that I am made very similar to Elijah?  Expecting to hear from GOD saying what I want to hear, how I want HIM to speak, and my most popular demand, and WHEN I think HE should be speaking is my biggest “FAULT”!  GOD isn’t confined by my lack of SEEING HIM for WHO HE is, HE is still GOD when I can’t see HIM.  FATHER GOD, cause me to BE STILL and recognize YOU, especially when YOU speak in “A STILL SMALL VOICE”!!!