"Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;
and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice."
1 Kings 19:11-12 (NKJV)
Fireworks are often used to celebrate special events. At the start of a New Year, on national holidays, and other celebrations, dramatic displays of fireworks are put on that thrill the crowds. Other times there might be big parades or a unique activity used to mark the special day. Everyone likes the fireworks, parades, and the special events surrounding them. But, even if there were not any fireworks it would not change the significance of the event. If there were no parades on the 4th of July in the USA it would still be the day that marks the independence of the nation.
We all like special, amazing, and dramatic events and everything that goes with them. But, if we are only focused on the special and amazing things we might miss something that is actually very important. This can happen in regard to significant events or national holidays, but it can also happen in listening to and following God's direction for our life. We might think that something amazing or dramatic has to happen whenever God wants to give us guidance, but His leading can be a simple as remembering a verse from the Bible or an idea that comes to us when we had not previously been thinking about the subject relating to it.
In the story about Elijah in 1 Kings 19 there were a lot of amazing things happening, but none of those things involved God. God gave Elijah wisdom about what to do and direction for his life through a still small voice, without any fireworks. If Elijah had only paid attention to the dramatic things happening around him he would have missed what God was trying to tell him. God wants to guide us in life but we must realize that His leading will most often be something like a still small voice in comparison to the other things that might be happening around us. God wants to give us the wisdom and direction we need for our life, but it may not come in some dramatic form.
and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice."
1 Kings 19:11-12 (NKJV)
Fireworks are often used to celebrate special events. At the start of a New Year, on national holidays, and other celebrations, dramatic displays of fireworks are put on that thrill the crowds. Other times there might be big parades or a unique activity used to mark the special day. Everyone likes the fireworks, parades, and the special events surrounding them. But, even if there were not any fireworks it would not change the significance of the event. If there were no parades on the 4th of July in the USA it would still be the day that marks the independence of the nation.
We all like special, amazing, and dramatic events and everything that goes with them. But, if we are only focused on the special and amazing things we might miss something that is actually very important. This can happen in regard to significant events or national holidays, but it can also happen in listening to and following God's direction for our life. We might think that something amazing or dramatic has to happen whenever God wants to give us guidance, but His leading can be a simple as remembering a verse from the Bible or an idea that comes to us when we had not previously been thinking about the subject relating to it.
In the story about Elijah in 1 Kings 19 there were a lot of amazing things happening, but none of those things involved God. God gave Elijah wisdom about what to do and direction for his life through a still small voice, without any fireworks. If Elijah had only paid attention to the dramatic things happening around him he would have missed what God was trying to tell him. God wants to guide us in life but we must realize that His leading will most often be something like a still small voice in comparison to the other things that might be happening around us. God wants to give us the wisdom and direction we need for our life, but it may not come in some dramatic form.
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