1 Kings 19:12 (NKJV) 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
What interferes with us hearing God?
The Noise Inside Our Heads. This noise is detrimental to our walk with God and our ability to hear Him.
What noise are we referring to? Worries, anxiety, fretting, cares, and fears that we carry in our minds.
Looking at the opening scripture, it is important to note that it references a still, small voice.
If we look at the verses prior to the one above, God spoke to Elijah, telling him to leave the cave where he had been hiding, and go stand on the mountain.
Then God passed by the cave. And there were great disturbances!
A strong wind was tearing up the mountains and breaking the rocks to pieces before God. But God was not in the wind.
After the wind, a great earthquake and a fire. But God was not in the earthquake, nor in the fire.
And after the fire, there came a gentle whisper.
As Elijah heard the whisper, he wrapped his face in a mantle and stood at the entrance to the cave. God then spoke to him further, telling him many very important things.
It is important for us to note that the phrase “still, small voice” is also translated as a thin, gentle whisper, or silence.
If God speaks in a whisper, or so softly that it could be mistaken for silence, how will we hear Him if our heads are always overflowing with thoughts, worries, anxieties, and fears?
We must learn to walk in God’s peace, letting him silence our fears and worries.
His word tells us that His peace will guard our hearts and minds. This is a promise of God that we must understand and heed.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
So, let us pray, making our requests known to Him, with an attitude of thankfulness and gratitude.
Verse 7, above, tells us that as we do this, the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds.
And it is this that silences the noise in our heads, allowing us to more easily hear the voice of God, even in a thin, gentle whisper 🙏
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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