God Speaking

Waiting. When the answer is not "no" or "yes" but just "not right now" waiting can be the most difficult burden to bear. I understand this holding pattern. Our current situation lends itself to no answers, no news, just waiting. Praise God, all of our paperwork is into the agency - as well as the album - and now we wait. Not really knowing how to plan, when God will move, or exactly what His plan is. Yet, in the midst of my waiting, He is not silent!

I praise the Lord for giving me such splendid words of hope and encouragement, such feasting for my soul. A friend recently shared she was having a hard time even reading those verses of promise. I understand that. Sometimes it is hard to hear that God has a plan, to be still and wait for the Lord, or to rest under His wing. Why? Because when you're waiting for YOUR answer, your ears aren't always attuned to His voice. When we are only listening for the direct answer to our request, and when we don't hear it right away, our carnal flesh has the tendency to tune everything else out. Sometimes we even miss His voice.

"December 21, 2006 - My Anthem" is written in the margin of my Bible beside Psalm 37:4-7. "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before teh Lord and wait patiently for Him..."

When I started cross-referencing this verse only recently, I found such riches!
Job 22:26-27 talks about finding delight in the Almighty, praying to Him and the promise that He will hear! Let Him be your delight. Know that your prayers do not fall on deaf ears - He hears!

Isaiah 58:14 says I will find Joy in the Lord and feast on the promised land! There is joy to be found in our Savior. He will not disappoint! Even if it is not the answer you are searching for, He still brings joy.

Jeremiah 29:13 and Isaiah 58:9 assure us He will hear and answer, "Here am I." Yes, He will answer. It may not be the answer you are looking for, but rest assured, He is there and always listening to you.

Beloved, do you know how good it is to hear His voice...even in times when you're not hearing the answer you so desperately seek?

Be still and wait patiently - one of the hardest things to do. Why do we do it? Because He will turn to you and hear your cry (Psalm 40:1). How do we do it? Finding rest in Him alone and putting our hope in Him (Psalm 62:5).

God is still speaking. He is ever-present and these 'quiet' times prove He still has something to say.