1 Kings 19: 11-13 “ The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.”
Zechariah 4:6 “ Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord Almighty”
I am more then excited to be in Seoul, South Korea this month. To be honest at the start of this month I was just super excited to go home. Part of me kind of wanted to just go home cause it was so close! But the other part of me really wanted to opt in so much this month and do everything I possibly could to help out and bless our ministry site because it was our last month and I knew I could give it all I had for just one more month! As soon as I chose to opt in God captured my heart and I was all in. Whenever I heard a baby cry at the children’s home I would go hold her in my arms and as I would rock her to sleep she would be looking at me in my eyes and my heart would just melt for her. Every once in a while you would get a big smile out of the girls and it was like you entered a whole new world. We would sing songs over the babies and pray over them whenever we held one. To have them look into your eyes and just to know that we are imparting something so beautiful into them is so special in it self.
In the mornings and evenings I would go outside and play soccer with the older girls. To have them just come to the baby room (where I lived) to personally come and pick me out and ask for me to come play soccer with them. I think a big part of this is to just come to realization of how much God has changed me, and used me this year. He has given me a heart that is continuing to grow more and more for his children. My heart literally melts for them!
Thoughts just start running through my head about how much love God has for these children. They are just so sweet and innocent not a care in the world but all they want is for you to cradle them so they feel comforted. They just want love and attention. Even though there is a lot of screaming and crying going on in the baby room. As soon as they stop crying and feel comforted or once we find out what they need they are happy again. They then try to talk to you and get you to play with them but at this point they are just so happy because they got what they needed. I believe God can really speak to us through children! I mean I believe He spoke to me today using the babies. In the stillness of the baby I was able to feel a overwhelming spirit of love and compassion come over the baby and myself. Through all the screaming and crying of the child we were both frustrated as I didn’t know what she needed in that moment and she couldn’t express her need to me so we were both in a loud situation where it was hard to know what to do! But once I started signing to her she started calming down. That’s when God spoke!
We don’t always need these big signs in life directing us where we need to go next. Or have an audible voice come to us and tell us what we need to do or who we need to speak to. Sometimes God speaks to us in the stillness and quietness of situations such as a quiet but happy baby. I feel like sometimes we are always waiting for something dramatic to happen so we can see God in a new way or so we can hear Him better or know where He wants us to go next. But just in the verse above God told Elijah to go wait up on the mountain cause God was going to pass by. All these things started happening that caused a lot of noise! Such as a windstorm, the earthquake, and a fire. But He never heard God in any of those situations. He heard Gods voice come in a gentle whisper and right away He knew it was the Spirit of God. In our westernized culture we are always super busy doing something. We don’t have a lot of “free time”. Especially time that is set aside as “quiet time” to really press into Gods presence. I found Gods voice that day specifically in the stillness of a quiet baby. I felt the presence of God pour Himself on her with so much love and compassion. His presence literally gave me the chills and got me teary eyed. He is so powerful! He got the baby to stop crying and she was completely soothed by me singing to her. Even though I was signing to her physically I believe that was Gods song to her! He just used it through me in that situation. We can all hear Gods voice just be ready for it and always listening. Today I challenge you to find the stillness and quietness of God. Whether that looks like going for a walk, going to a waterfall, going to your room or simply holding a baby in your arms, listen to that gentle whisper.
Love,
Heidi
