Lee McDowell Christian
Ministries LMCM
Nacogdoches,
Texas Gal. 2:20 KJV
Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 70
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
(303) 972-0859 almi@abidinglife.com
Michael
gives us three astounding thoughts in today’s writing, ones that could shake
someone’s tree if they will let them.
The Revelation of Quietness
How
long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? --Psalm 89:46
People with certain temperaments see general
communication as a waste of time, hating to play what they see as the people
game. On the other extreme is the person uncomfortable with quietness, though anyone quiet enough to let
another person keep talking would soon find out many things revealed about that
person. This is why
I believe that God is often quiet; He waits to see what comes out of my heart
when He is quiet. His
quietness will not create something in my heart, but it will reveal something.
Often I see believers
experiencing the quietness of God and beginning to complain, move into
unbelief, and almost immediately look for another option. These things have always been within
them, but quietness revealed them. When the Lord is quiet it is better to be quiet also
until we see what comes out of Him. We would be amazed.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
1. “His quietness will not create something in my
heart, but it will reveal something.”
Hoooooo-boy! That’s profound,
isn’t it?!? Christianity is oftentimes
involved with “busy,” “noise,” and “confusion.”
In fact, we are always in the action of trying to create something. Oh, that we can find the time to sit down
with God and listen, and when He is quiet watch our responses…and see what He
reveals to us that is in our hearts.
2. “Often I see believers experiencing the
quietness of God and beginning to complain, move into unbelief, and almost
immediately look for another option.”
Complaining, murmuring, moving into unbelief…the signature of too many
Christians. Sadly this has been around
since Day 1, as the old saying goes. We
read about it too many times when Moses was taking the Israelites through the
desert. But the end result is what is
really tragic: “almost immediately look for another option.” How can any of us think there is really any
other option than God? Or, God’s
ways? Or, God’s truth?
3. “When the
Lord is quiet it is better to be quiet also until we see what comes out of
Him.” We WOULD be amazed, wouldn’t
we?!? Is that our problem…we are not
looking for anything to come out of Him when He is quiet. We are not expecting anything to ever come
out of Him when He is quiet. How
ridiculous on our part! He has promised
to never leave us, never forsake us. Can
we learn to do as Michael says…”be quiet also (no complaining, no murmuring, no
moving into unbelief, no immediate looking for another option) until we see
what comes out of Him”?
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