Comfortable Silence

How long are you willing to wait in silence to hear God speak to you? 

Developing a habit of prayer, where we talk to God, can be difficult. However, our talking to God is easier than our sitting still before Him and listening for His reply or His instructions. What if we had to sit silently before Him for five minutes? or ten or twenty? Are we willing to really "Be still" before Him so that we may "know that He is God"?

How interesting our prayer life and our walk with the Lord may become if we truly sought Him in silence. Can you imagine what church may be like if we, as a body of believers, truly sat still long enough to hear the Holy Spirit?

What if we agreed beforehand that we would wait upon the Lord? Initially, that silence would be very awkward, doubts would enter our minds as to whether the Holy Spirit would speak, and no doubt, somebody would have to say something to break the silence.

I have participated in prayer meetings that had a holy hush come over the group, but that hush only lasted maybe two minutes. Before God could reveal Himself somebody would speak up and that hush would be gone. 

I wonder what we deny ourselves when we deny the silence. What do we deny God?

I challenge you to daily seek that silence with the Lord. He may not speak to you right away. Perhaps He will allow a period of conditioning to occur. Maybe He will tell you something new everyday. I don't know, but if you never settle yourself before Him to be still and allow the silence between you and He to become comfortable, then you will never know either.

I also challenge myself to seek His silence more and to be confident in what He speaks to my heart and my spirit. Many blessings to you all.