The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he

went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the preacher's study, the young

man ranted about his problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted,

"I've begged God to say something to help me. Tell me, preacher, why

doesn't God answer?"

The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply -

something so hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped across

the room. "What did you say?" he asked.

The preacher repeated himself, but again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So

the young man moved closer until he was leaning on the preacher's chair.

"Sorry," he said. "I still didn't hear you."

With their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once more. "God

sometimes whispers," he said, "so we will move closer to hear Him."

This time the young man heard and he understood.

We all want God's voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our

problem. But God's is the still; small voice . . . the gentle whisper.

Perhaps there's a reason. Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper.

God's whisper means I must stop my ranting and move close to Him, until my

head is bent together with His. And then, as I listen, I will find my

answer. Better still, I find myself closer to God.

(1 Kings 19:11-12 NIV) "The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in

the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great

and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before

the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an

earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake

came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a

gentle whisper."

(Original author, unknown.)

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Quoted from a good friend.

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