We’ve all had days and times where we wonder if those around us hear what we’re saying. Parents to children, children to parents, bosses to employees, employees to bosses, co-worker to co-worker just to name a few. Most people just want to be heard and know someone is listening to them no matter the situation-in good, bad and normal everyday occurrences. Sometimes we get irritated if we think we’re not being heard and give up on trying to communicate the point.
That can happen in our relationship with God. Where we can just text, email or call people to communicate, those are not options when it comes to God. There’s no instant feedback or recognition of the communication. Silence-that can seem like the worst thing depending on the current situation. However, something happens in what we call silence. For a moment, our words aren’t messing with the purpose and plan God has for us. Our earthly brains only see so much of a situation and calculate what seems to be reasonable answers to our situations. We tend to insert those words and outcomes into our prayers because we can’t comprehend any other way through the circumstances. However, God sees everything-the beginning, the ending, and everything in between. What we interpret as unwanted silence should really be viewed as us taking our limited thinking out of the equation, which allows God’s infinite wisdom to take over the situation.
Don’t be afraid of the silence. God hears everything we say every time we say it. We can survive by trying to dictate our own outcomes, but we will thrive when we let the silence show us God’s way!
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