The
Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for
the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the
mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not
in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in
the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the
fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
- 1 Kings 19:11-12 (NIV)
Life
is loud.
Notifications constantly going off. Opinions coming from every direction. Busy schedules. Work stress. Social media scrolling. Television running in the background. People talking. Music playing. News updates. Alerts. Noise everywhere.
Sometimes I don’t think we even realize how mentally exhausted we are until we finally sit in silence.
Saturday mornings used to be one of my favorite times of the week when the kids were younger. I would curl up on the couch with a cup of coffee, a good book, and usually a cat stretched out beside me while my husband and the kids were still asleep. The house would be completely quiet, and honestly, it felt peaceful in a way that’s hard to describe.
One morning, one of the kids wandered out into the living room and asked, “Do you want me to turn on the TV?”
My response may have been a little quicker — and maybe a little sharper — than I intended:
“There doesn’t always have to be noise.”
But honestly? I still think about that moment.
Because somewhere along the way, we started filling every quiet space. We reach for our phones while standing in line. We turn on background noise the second we walk into the house. We scroll while watching television while also carrying on conversations. We are constantly surrounded by input.
Yet in this passage, God was not found in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire.
He came in a gentle whisper.
I wonder how often God is speaking softly while we are too distracted to hear Him.
Not every moment needs to be filled. Not every silence needs to be fixed. Sometimes the most holy thing we can do is sit quietly in the presence of God and simply listen.
Maybe today we all need a little less noise and a little more whisper.
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Daily Inspiration from the Bible
- 1 Kings 19:11-12 (NIV)
Notifications constantly going off. Opinions coming from every direction. Busy schedules. Work stress. Social media scrolling. Television running in the background. People talking. Music playing. News updates. Alerts. Noise everywhere.
Sometimes I don’t think we even realize how mentally exhausted we are until we finally sit in silence.
Saturday mornings used to be one of my favorite times of the week when the kids were younger. I would curl up on the couch with a cup of coffee, a good book, and usually a cat stretched out beside me while my husband and the kids were still asleep. The house would be completely quiet, and honestly, it felt peaceful in a way that’s hard to describe.
One morning, one of the kids wandered out into the living room and asked, “Do you want me to turn on the TV?”
My response may have been a little quicker — and maybe a little sharper — than I intended:
“There doesn’t always have to be noise.”
But honestly? I still think about that moment.
Because somewhere along the way, we started filling every quiet space. We reach for our phones while standing in line. We turn on background noise the second we walk into the house. We scroll while watching television while also carrying on conversations. We are constantly surrounded by input.
Yet in this passage, God was not found in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire.
He came in a gentle whisper.
I wonder how often God is speaking softly while we are too distracted to hear Him.
Not every moment needs to be filled. Not every silence needs to be fixed. Sometimes the most holy thing we can do is sit quietly in the presence of God and simply listen.
Maybe today we all need a little less noise and a little more whisper.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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