God's Silence Speaks Volumes

There are times when everything's falling apart and we cry out to God and we listen. And we listen. And we listen. We say with Samuel, “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:10). But we hear nothing but crickets.

We understand prayer's a two-way street. We worship Him and lay out our desperate need before Him. We say with Job, “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him” (Job 13:15). And yet sometimes when we listen, all we hear is absolutely nothing.

I've walked with God long enough to recognize His silence is speaking volumes. Maybe you have, too. In those dark times, the worst of the worst, when my family is falling apart and I can't hear Him, I know deep in my spirit that He's speaking two words. “Trust Me.”

See, even when He's not speaking, He's speaking. Even His silence speaks to me. “Trust Me.” So I'm never alone.

It's enough. It comforts me because I realize this as a banner winning opportunity (see http://www.davewernli.com/2014/07/i-like-winning-banners.html). How about you?