Thought for Today -

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Thought for Today
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Gentle Whisper

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. Tell me, Preacher, why
doesn't God answer?"
The old preacher, who sat across the room, spoke
something in reply -- something so hushed it was
indistinguishable.
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


~Author unknown~