Be Still

Now we all know what I did on my way to Louisville on Sunday night.  I prayed.  But what I didn’t tell you until now was that during that prayer I attempted to “Be still and know”, and attempted to hear that “still small voice.”

I was unsuccessful in mentally being still.  All I could think about were stupid things like what my daughter was probably doing to annoy my mother. Or all of the things I didn’t want to mess up with my resolutions this year.

But tonight, as I was running out of time for this post, and attempting to come up with a topic or idea I prayed. (Cause you know we’ve been talking about praying about EVERYTHING)
And as I was stopped at a four way stop, and barely finished uttering my prayer for blogging inspiration God spoke to me.

He spoke to me with His still small voice.  While the radio was going, and while I was worrying about what I was going to post tonight.  He made His small voice heard over all of the deadlines and random thoughts in my head at that stop sign. He was listening (as usual) and He answered (also usual).  What was probably most unusual about this situation was that I heard Him speaking in His still small voice.

Emotionally it is of the utmost importance that we know, no matter what is going on that after all of the emotional storms of the day that He will be there, assisting us.  He will be there answering our calls and prayers with His still small voice.

And just because you cannot “be still and know”.  You can always be aware and listening for His “still small voice.”

Reference Verses:
Psalm 46:10
Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!


1 Kings 19: 11 & 12
And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, 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 sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.