Silent Partner?
He is still moving.
We often hear people say, “Trust the voice of God”. We are taught to hear His voice, listen to His voice. My sheep know my voice. But what happens when you can’t hear His voice? What do you do when God seems to be silent, and you are desperately searching for a sound?
This season of my life is requiring more patience than my tank has to offer. More patience, not just with the world or people, but patience with God. I’m calling on Him and He is silent, won’t seem to answer a single question. Is it because He has already spoken and I’m hoping for a word of approval for every step I take? Am I asking the right questions? Or is God just building up my trust and patience? I think it’s all three, but heavy on the patience.
When God speaks, it’s final, complete, done, finished, perfect. We can hear Him correctly, but maybe we don’t like the answer. Some of us need more detail. Some need step by step instruction, but God has spoken. I know God and I are in this together. We have a partnership, but in this season, He has chosen to be a silent partner; not your typical silent partner, because God is in control of my life and calls the shots, but you get what I’m saying.
He is building my trust and patience in the word that He has given me. Although He is silent, I can feel Him. Literally feel Him. I can feel Him in winds blowing past my face, taps on my shoulder, brushes across my body. It can be strange to say the least, but it happens in moments where I need reassurance or after I have prayed. He’s letting me know even though He hasn’t said a word, He is here. Learn to feel who I am. Know when I am present, making moves on your behalf. God is allowing me to feel how He moves. I am learning what feels like God and what doesn’t.
I have never known God in this way. He’s pushing me beyond everything I’ve known. It is the hardest journey I’ve been on so far. I’m learning new things about God and unlearning who and what I thought God to be. I’m learning to trust in the hand of God and His moves when His voice is withheld from my ears. He is showing Himself mighty! Although He is silent, it is my duty to give Him more praise than ever before. Speak of the goodness of the Lord and His unmerited favor and thank Him for His covering. God is STILL moving without saying a word. Truthfully, He’s already spoken. His voice has already moved throughout my life. It’s time for me to focus and feel the moves of God.
God is teaching me patience. He will speak when He is ready. I can’t force Him to speak, no matter how much I pout, whine, or act like the world is coming to an end. He will speak in His timing. More so, I need to trust in the word He has already spoken. He will show me every direction I need to go. Feel God. See God. When all is silent, feel and watch His hand move.
If you are in one of these silent seasons, concentrate on what God has already spoken. That is a finished word. You may not see it or even feel it, but trust that He word will perform in your life. Patience is a hard lesson. It requires us to slow down and marinate where we are. That is difficult. You don’t need all the answers. You only need to know that God is in control. He has spoken over your life from beginning to end. He’s moving you through your course. Feel His moves. Look for His hand in your situations. He may not say anything, but He is moving.
It's ok to have silent partnerships. Silent partners fund and invest. God has surely funded and invested in my life by sending His son to die just for you and me. He has supplied everything I need in this life. God may be a silent partner right now, but He won’t be silent for long.
