Quiet Please

Do you know the still small voice of your God? Have you taken the time to just think about him, talk to him? Life in this world will clutter us and drown us in to-do lists if we don't sweep off a space for what's eternally real and true. Now don't just listen to any voice, especially your own. The steady eternal truth comes out of written words that have not wavered for thousands of years. You were born with a word, with a command of life. Find your way back to the one who spoke it.

I used to have afternoons,
hours of thoughts like pages strewn,
long and quiet talks - with you.  
Now it seems I only pass these rooms,
layering the hallway with a longing tune,
"I'm coming, I'm coming," but Lord, you are, too.  
Oh come - and stop me in these tracks,
show me the quiet and narrow way back,

along the pages you first spoke through.


I found this scripture below about Elijah the prophet, who heard God's voice. I like how in the midst of fear and chaos and exhaustion, Elijah heard God's quiet whisper while hiding away in a secluded cave. God spoke to him, gave him direction, and told him to go back to the work He had for him. Read the whole story if you can. There's a lot more to it. It's amazing.

When Elijah heard the quiet voice, he muffled his face with his great cloak, went to the mouth of the cave, and stood there. A quiet voice asked, “So Elijah, now tell me, what are you doing here?” Elijah said it again, “I’ve been working my heart out for God, the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, because the people of Israel have abandoned your covenant, destroyed your places of worship, and murdered your prophets. I’m the only one left, and now they’re trying to kill me.”
God said, “Go back the way you came through the desert to Damascus. 

- 1 Kings 19:13-14  The Message Bible