Counsel #16 — When God Doesn’t Speak

Picture: Counsel #16 — When God Doesn’T SpeakCCW 33.1

God spoke to Elijah on Mt. Horeb in a still, small voice. When Jesus was taken before Herod, He knew that the most damaging accusation was silence. Oftentimes, silence is the most eloquent speech, and the most incisive victory. God is seldom revealed in the hustle and bustle of the world, but in the silence of communion. And when God doesn’t speak? Maybe sometimes our ears are damaged by the world, or we have not paused in silence to hear His answer, or His answer is in progress.CCW 33.2

When you don’t hear His voice, keep quietly listening.^{[49]https://www.adventist.org/does-god-really-answer-our-prayers/}CCW 33.3

“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.” Psalms 42:11CCW 33.4

“Some have said, ‘I have asked, but the Lord has not answered.’ If, in a humble, trustful spirit, you ask for the things he has promised, you will receive, because the word of God is pledged: ‘Ye shall receive.’ Keep praying, keep believing, keep looking unto Jesus, and watching unto prayer. You are to live your faith in the Lord, saying, ‘I do believe I receive the things I ask of him….’ You are warranted in expecting the fulfilment of the promise, and you are to wait patiently on the Lord, showing that you have unlimited confidence in him. Cast your whole spirit, soul, and body upon him.” Ellen White in The Youth’s Instructor, August 30, 1894, par. 1CCW 33.5

Reflect: Has your faith been shaken in times of silence?CCW 33.6