Please Whisper To Me
I was really moved by the Holy Spirit during last Sunday's worship service. Pastor Steve's illustration at the beginning of his message was a powerful reminder of why we are doing this Soul Revolution--because we need to get our priorities in order! I was also honored to share something very personal with all of you, the song, "Please Whisper To Me." Today I wanted to take a minute to tell you how and why that song was written.
My friend Todd and I love playing music together. He lives in Watertown, NY, and is one of the best musicians I have ever played with. More importantly, he is a humble worshipper and Christ follower. Several years ago we sat down together--me with my guitar, he with his violin--and we began to talk about those moments in life in which we are desperate to hear God's voice. We talked about trials, struggles, and the ways in which we have tried to hear His voice through those difficult moments. What we discovered was that He was speaking but we weren't really listening. We began to see that our idea of listening was that God would speak to us on OUR terms, when in reality He speaks to us in under HIS terms. The prophet Elijah experienced this in 1 Kings 19:11-13:
"11-12 Then he was told, "Go, stand on the mountain at attention before God. God will pass by." A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn't to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn't in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire, but Godwasn't in the fire; and after the fire a gentle and quiet whisper. 13-14 When Elijah heard the quiet voice, he muffled his face with his great cloak, went to the mouth of the cave, and stood there. A quiet voice asked..."
I always thought that since God was so powerful He would speak to me through those fiery, earth-shaking moments, and He does, but not all the time. The chorus to the song Todd and I wrote that night became our prayer: "I don't need to feel | the ground shake beneath | I just need to rest in Your perfect peace | And I'm on my knees | Won't You please whisper to me"
Perhaps you could make that your prayer this week. Here's the song we recorded that night (MP3 format for download), blessings...
-Joshua
1 comments:
At this time, I would like to just thank God for all that He has done. And He's done a lot. I feel like He is right there with me as I work throughout the day. I tried to be mindful of Him all throughout work, but there where times it got so busy I just forgot. When I did remember, I really didn't have anything much to say except "Thank You, Lord."
I have a home, a family, a church family I am really just getting to know, a job...a job I like, too. Everything I have is His and today I am just absolutely grateful. If I have learned anything in the past few days of doing the 60/60, God has shown me to be grateful. Things have been coming to mind in our conversations that just make me thank Him. Like He has opened my eyes to what I have and has shown me that it all really is His.
Thank all of you, too, the staff at Pine Knolls, Pastor Steve, and Pastor Bill. And, thank you, Joshua, and Justin. All of you who are in the 60/60 and leading us in it. I thank God for you, too, because your words in the blog and in the meetings, the singing and preaching at church are really getting through.
God bless you.
Me B
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