I am really struck by the part of Elijah’s story when God speaks to him in a “gentle whisper”.  I don’t know why God didn’t speak through more powerful means to Elijah at that time, not the earthquake, the wind, or the fire.  Perhaps He needed to get Elijah’s attention with the bigger events, so that Elijah could listen to the sincere, small voice in which the Lord chose to speak.  The point is that God knows how we need to hear whatever it is He wants to tell us, and, in Elijah’s case, we can see that this was effective, as shortly after hearing Gods instructions, Elijah set off to do as the Lord said.

I don’t know where you are today, but I know in my life there are probably several things that God is trying to tell me, and I’m most likely not hearing.  I don’t know if God is yelling them to me or trying to whisper, but however he’s trying to say it, I know I have to be listening to get it.  In the hustle bustle of everyday life, listening for God’s voice is tough.  There is so much “noise” that the world puts out to distract us.  This “noise” may be in the form of a job, social-life, school, or really anything that keeps us so busy we can’t stop and be with God.

God truly desires to have relationship with each and every one of us, and that is why I think God sometimes chooses to speak to us in whispers.  This way, with all the “noise” in the world, we have to be still and quiet before God to hear what He’s saying to us.  Can we take 30 minutes out of our busy schedule for God?  Don’t you want to hear what amazing, life-changing thing God is whispering to you?