We are addicted to the spectacular. We want the wind that splits the rocks, the earthquake that shakes the mountains, the fire that rains from heaven. And we assume the most gifted, the most charismatic, the most intelligent, the most powerful person is the one whom God will use the most.
But watch what happened to Elijah in 1 Kings 19. God was not in the wind. God was not in the earthquake. God was not in the fire. God came in a still small voice. Read that again. The same man who had just called down fire from heaven in front of a nation now had to lean in and strain to hear a whisper.
Here is the truth almost no one wants to hear. The loudest and most powerful prophet, the one with the most literal and figurative fire in his ministry, could not take one more step until he had a quiet moment alone with God. It’s all about the whisper. All the gifting in the world cannot substitute for the silent moment in which God recalibrates your soul.
In a screaming culture that lives at full volume from every screen you own, the voice of God is still quietly speaking to you. The most dangerous thing you can do is get so caught up in the world’s loud and in the busyness of doing the work of God that you can no longer hear the God of the work.
Amir Tsarfati
“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.””
Romans 1:16-17 NLT
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