MOVE CLOSER
Author Unknown
Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher.
The young man had lost his job and didn’t know which way to turn. So
he went to see the old preacher.
Pacing about the preacher’s study, the young man ranted about his
problem. Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, “I’ve begged God to
say something to help me, preacher, why doesn’t God answer?”
The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply,
something so hushed it was undistinguishable. The young man stepped
across the room. “What did you say?” he asked. The preacher repeated
himself, but again in a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man
moved closer until he was leaning on the preacher’s chair.
“Sorry,” he said. “I still didn’t hear you.” With their heads bent
together, the old preacher spoke once more. “God sometimes whispers,”
he said, “So we will move closer to hear him.” This time the young man
heard and he understood.
We all want God’s voice to thunder through the air with the answer to
our problem. But God’s is the still, small voice… the gentle
whisper. Perhaps there’s a reason.
Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God’s whisper means I
must stop my ranting and move close to Him, until my head is bent
together with His. And then, as I listen, I will find my answer.
Better still, I find myself closer to God.
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