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Your Question:
Is God really silent?
Answer:
As a pastor and a man of faith, I've often grappled with the question of whether God is silent. I've come to realize that His silence is not a sign of His absence, but rather a sign of His trust in us. When we can't hear God, it's not because He's not speaking, but because He's trusted us with the responsibility of understanding His silence. This silence is not a silence of despair, but one of pleasure, because He sees that we can withstand an even bigger revelation. I believe that God's silence is actually His answer. It's a sign that He's bringing us into the mainstream of His purposes, and that He's giving us the very blessings we ask for, but in a way that's even more wonderful than we could have imagined. I've seen this in my own life, and in the lives of those I've pastored. When we're willing to trust in God's silence, we begin to experience a deeper understanding of His presence and His peace. As I reflect on my own experiences, I'm reminded of the importance of quiet time with God. It's in the quiet that we find God, and it's where we experience His presence and peace. I've learned that God's silence is contagious, and it gets into us, causing us to become perfectly confident that He has heard us. His silence is the very proof that He has, and it's in this silence that we find oneness with Him.
Sources:
my utmost for his highest
oswald chambers
acts
r c sproul
trilogy
francis shaeffer
practicing the way
john mark comer
systematic theology
wayne grudem
psalms
tremper longman
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