There are times in our lives when silence speaks louder than words ever could....
Silence is often feared in our culture. We don't know what to do with it. so we fill it up with "white noise" like fans and fake ocean breezes and all kinds of things to avoid it. I am just as guilty as anyone of avoiding the quiet at times, but there are so many things we learn through quiet....If only we are still. The God who made us and loves us does His best work in silence...it is then when He tells us to "Be still and know that I am God."
Here are some of the times in my life when silence is speaking loudly:
...The morning after a night time snow. The whole earth seems hushed in a blanket of white.
... Watching.a sleeping baby...all seems right in God's world.
...The calm before a storm. The sky is a strange color, it is eerily quiet, even the birds have hushed.
....The calm after a storm. You know the One that made you covered you once again under his wings.
....Sunset on the water..why speak? There are no words.
....Waiting up at night for answers that aren't there to find.
...Waiting for a call that can't come soon enough.
....Sharing a look or a smile that needs no words.
....Feeling a loved ones arms around you
....Holding your sleeping child for the first time
....A wink from God. Just a little snapshot only for you. A moment frozen in time.
....That moment of utter silence immediately following a wonderful piece of music...aahh!
....Those rare times when I am silent enough to hear the mighty and calm voice of the Savior.
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A favorite quote on the blessings in the quiet times...
"Place your ear against the chest of the Savior so that, when troubled times come, you may not know what will befall you, but you can hear the steady pulse of the boundless love of Him who holds you."--Praying God's Word by Beth Moore
Have a great day
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