The Silent Heart
By-Crickettt
Matthew 11:28-30-Come unto me, all you that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart: and you shall find rest for your souls. For, my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Matthew 6:33-But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Isaiah 59:1-Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
There is a place inside each one of us where only God can break through. It is deep inside our silent hearts that God can work in us, speak to us and fill us with His very presence. The silent heart waits patiently to hear God's voice; waiting for His next move in our lives. We ask Him to show us the way, so we can once again enjoy living. He whispers back so softly, touching our most inner being, drawing us unto Himself and gives us hope. We all have dark places that we struggle through and often times find it difficult to escape. We are always wishing for a quick fix to the problems that arise. Or just wanting it to all go away and never return so we don't have to hurt any longer. We find ourselves Crying out in desperation, "Does anybody hear me? Can you see my pain?" "God, where are you in all of this?" "Why are you letting this happen?"
There is so much we do not fully understand and with it, a million more questions to ask.
God is our Sanctuary....the place where we are truly loved unconditionally. The place where we can go and find the rest we need and the peace in our hearts to get through another day. The quiet place we can run to when we are in our darkest moments. These are the times when the Spirit says, "Come, be still and know that I Am God." Are you struggling today? Are you so busy thinking about what you need to do next? Or maybe you are consumed in the trials you are going through right now. You may already be at a good place in your life right now and just enjoying everything else around you, forgetting who gave this good moment to you.
Jesus has been speaking to your heart, urging you to take out that time. Walk away from whatever you are doing and let your heart be silent for a while to hear His voice. He wants to tell you how much you are loved and cared for. He wants to tell you He understands what you are going through. But most of all, He wants to speak to your silent heart and give you rest. Then, you will be able to see clearly what it is God wants you to do. He has so much to say to us if only we would take the time to be silent and meditate on Him. How He wants to give you joy in the middle of your pain and sorrow, to bless you when you feel like it is just too impossible. God just wants to wrap His loving arms around us and let us know it is all going to be o.k. He has it all under control. We just have to learn how to let go.
Jesus went off away from His disciples to be alone because that was the time, He drew strength from the Father. He knew the days ahead would be filled with darkness and pain. He knew that by letting His heart be silent for a while, He could hear what the Father was saying and what He needed to do. The Bible speaks repeatedly about the importance of having communion with God through prayer, reading His Word and just by being silent for a while.
He is calling us to do the same. There is peace in the stillness of our hearts as we go to God just searching to know Him in his fullness. Our spirits are renewed, our minds cleared away and our hearts made whole in the presence of God.
Today, be still and let your heart be silent. Enjoy that quiet time for yourself. It will direct you and refresh you soul.
Psalm 34:17-The righteous cry, and the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Scriptures taken from King James and Living Bible
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