Look Around

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I’ve been dealing with doubt. Just when I think I’ve got a firm foundation- I’m shaken. I’ve never cracked – but I’ve come close. Right before I rupture – I’m rescued. Every time…..

Last night, I felt like I was suppose to pick up my Max Lucado Devotional Bible. I haven’t read this particular version in a while. It’s a cool Bible. The devotionals littered throughout it totally rock. This Bible usually hangs out on a lamp stand in our living room. I hardly ever use this version anymore. But nevertheless – I felt prompted to pick it up.

I took it back to our bedroom, climbed up on our bed, and just flipped it open. The pages fell to a devotional about God’s Presence. Take a gander at the last few lines:

…because we look for the bonfire, we miss the candle. Because we listen for the shout, we miss the whisper. But it is in burnished candles that God comes, and through whispered promises He speaks: ‘When you doubt, look around; I am closer than you think.’
Interesting. Coincidence? Maybe. God? Probably.
Isn’t it so true? Even the prompting I had to pick up the Bible – was in the form of a still, small whisper. I only heard it because I was desperate. My heart and mind void of faith – yet yearning for it – seems to be perfect grounds for God encounters. I’ve experienced it time and time again. I’d love to share some of these stories with you. I think I’ll make this into a little bit of a series. I like the sound of that. A ‘series’. It makes me feel like one of those serious bloggers or something.

Until my next post, may the Lord reveal Himself to you in new and fresh ways. That is my prayer for all of us. Keep your eyes peeled and your hearts open. He’s there….a whole lot ‘closer than you think’.

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. – Jeremiah 29:13

This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Melanie 4 Dec 2012

    Amen! I love this! Thank you!

    Blessings,
    Melanie

  2. Renee Swope 4 Dec 2012

    Love this post. Makes me want to curl up with my Bible and my Jesus and let Him whisper to my soul in this late night hour.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog today. God sent 5 of my favorite bloggers to let me know I was not alone in my Monday musings, and you were one of them.

  3. Kimberly 4 Dec 2012

    I love His whispers. And the ways He has rescued me time and time again when I, too, have been ready to crack.

    Praying He will indeed help me keep my eyes peeled and my heart open. Hugs to you, sweet Katie,
    K 🙂

  4. JottinMama 4 Dec 2012

    Carrie…Thanks for the awesome comment! SOOOOOO GOOOOOD. I love, love, love this. Thanks for bringing up this passage – I'll be pondering it today.

    You rock. Hope you are feeling better!

    Hugs,
    Kate 🙂

  5. Carrie Crawford 4 Dec 2012

    This reminds me also of the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19:
    And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
    10 He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”

    11 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. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

    Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

    His voice was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a gentle whisper.

    Thanks for sharing Katie. As always, very inspiring!

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