Communication Through Silence

So, I know its been a while since my last post and I have very much missed writing.  But recently I have been learning something new.  The importance and existence of silence.

As I wrote in a previous post, I was in a very loud and very verbal season with God.  It felt like everything was speaking to me in ways that I didn't even understand and I didn't know how to express what I was learning.  God shined some light on spoken word and this whole idea of writing a blog.  I took it and ran.  The Holy Spirit gave me strength to go for miles and miles, years, and years... and then all of a sudden *cricket sounds*......

Seriously, I was like WWWWHHAATT??  Um excuse me upstairs... where did you go? Um, what were you saying again?

At first, I heard nothing.  I started feeling discouraged and confused.  What happened to me and God? Why was He not responding anymore?  But boy did I have it wrong.  God never hung up the phone...HE was still speaking to me... but in a new way...through SILENCE!!!

This idea popped into my head one day when I was on my way up the hill ( or minny mountain in my opinion) located on my school's campus.  I walked up that hill (mountain) and started my normal routine.  I put my blanket down, put my lunch pail on the side, drink some water, (try to catch my breathe...it is a big hill!!!), and sit down.  I opened my SheReadsTruth app and read what was part of the series we were going through.
"If only you would be altogether silent! Fo you, that would be wisdom." ~Job 4:15

God still speaks through silence.  And I am learning that silence is necessary for a balanced life!  Sometimes when there are no words...maybe I am not looking at the current decision, or problem from the right angle, maybe I need a new perspective.  Or maybe, just maybe, I NEED TO BE PATIENT and wait on the Lord! Silence doesn't mean there isn't a reply, or that you have not been heard, or that someone doesn't hear you.  Silence is Powerful.  Silence is Humbling.  Without silence, words would not be, we would all speak jibberish.  Without silence, music would sound like noise... Every pause of breath, every crescendo and decrescendo, every time the conductor allows the sound to ring in the room after it has finished... they are observing silence in its truest form... Silence is Beautiful.

So I am not going to make this a long post, or speak on and on about how amazing silence is.  It is really hard! But, I have also learned so much in this new season of life and I look forward to learning more and more each and every day.

My challenge for you all today is to find some time to be in silence.  When you pray, take some time to make sure you are not speaking over God, it may save you some words if you just let Him say what He needs to say!  Also, I challenge you all to stop looking at Silence as something revolting.  Welcome Silence in and learn to listen for the faintest whisper.

I love you all and am praying for you!