Small Still Voice

Lately Ive been reading a couple Francine Rivers books, good stuff. In her books whenever God speaks to the characters it is in a couple words, like "be still my beloved" or "trust and obey." When I pray, I pray in paragraphs, and most of the time I would love God to answer in paragraphs, carefully detailing and describing what he wants me to do. But that is rarely what happens. Most of the time I get that still small voice.

Psalm 46:10 reminds us to "be still and know that I am God." But in the midst of crisis it is anything but easy to be still, I'm looking for answers and directions, preferably in detail. So what do we do?

In May the children's ministry is focusing on "all access," knowing that you can talk to God about anything. One of the aspects of this is what God might say when we pray. I was gently reminded that sometimes God answers our prayers through others, sometimes he says no through circumstances, and sometimes he says wait. In others words, "Don’t worry about

anything. Instead, tell God about everything. Ask and pray. Give thanks to him. Then

God’s peace will watch over your hearts and your minds because you belong to Christ

Jesus. God’s peace can never be completely understood." Philippians 4:6-7.

It is reassuring (and a little frustrating sometimes) to know that God's peace can never be completely understood. Instead, we must wait on that still small voice.