STILL SMALL VOICE

by Danielle Hanstad

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”   

Jeremiah 33:3

How do you know God is speaking to you? For the longest time I would wrestle with the Lord, questioning if what I heard was just my own thoughts or if it was truly the voice of God. Honestly, it produced anxiety in my spirit and left me questioning why everyone else seemed to hear His voice, but it felt like a game of chess to me. Sound familiar? Until one night, I was in my car expressing my frustration to the Lord of why He won’t speak to me clearly, when I suddenly felt the Holy Spirit say, “I am speaking, you just won’t stop questioning.” It stopped me in my tracks. I suddenly realized in that moment that I had missed the truth in scripture about the voice of God being a still small voice (1 Kings 19:12). I was subconsciously awaiting the fire of the Lord to rain down in order to confirm it was Him. But scripture tells us that we are one with God - He is in us, and we are in Him (John 14:20). Occasionally, He may come with the rushing wind, a gut feeling that you just can’t ignore, or a thought so random you know it could only be God. But oftentimes, the Spirit speaks to us through a still small voice that can seem just like our own thoughts. This is when faith comes into play. We must take His word to heart which says when we call to Him, He speaks to us (Jeremiah 33:3). If what we heard aligns with scripture, then we can choose to take it in faith that the Lord is speaking. Stop overthinking. Stop doubting. Start listening. And start believing. The Lord wants to speak to you today, but will you have the faith to hear the still small Voice?

SCRIPTURES: John 10:27, Isaiah 30:21, 1 Kings 19:11-12, John 8:47, Revelation 3:20, Hebrews 3:7-8, James 1:5, Romans 10:17

ACTION STEP: Get out a journal. Pray that all voices other than the Holy Spirit would be silenced in Jesus name. Then ask the Lord a question, and just start writing in faith whatever thought comes to mind next. Don’t overthink it. Back it by scripture, and ask the Lord to confirm it. Then move forward in faith knowing you have a God who speaks.

PRAY: Thank you, Jesus, for giving me the gift of the Holy Spirit who ministers to me. Forgive me for the times I question Your voice. Remove the noise, and help me to listen to Your still small voice. In Jesus’ name, Amen.