God Is in the Silence

“Be still,” I was told over and over, “We need good pictures for the doctors, so don’t move, be still.”

So, I didn’t move during the bone scan, the CAT scan, MRI, or CT guided bone biopsy, all in one week as the doctors tried to determine where the cancer was and wasn’t in my body.

All during that week I was wondering where God was in all of the poking, prodding, dyes, and needles.

He was certainly present in the doctors, nurses, and technicians who were all very kind to me, but it wasn’t until the week was over that I finally completed the verse: “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10).

God was with me in the silence of the waiting.

Waiting to take the test, waiting for the test results, waiting to hear what was next.

It is in the silence of the deepest recesses of our heart that we encounter the heart of God, which is love, who loves us, who loved us first.

He speaks to us in our silence.

I strongly encourage you to look for some silence in your life to hear what God may be saying to you.

Get up early before everyone else or go for a walk at dusk.

If you can’t seem to find any silence in your life to talk with Him, make that your prayer.

God will help you find the time. 

P.S.: The surgery went well and I'll be fine.