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Writer's pictureJoni

Day 10: The Silence Of God


Oh you have heard this question~

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is present

to HEAR the sound when it falls

does it make a noise?

Hmm.

You know the answer, but then you scratch your head

and wonder maybe it doesn't.

But who is to know, because no one is there to know.

And then you rephrase the question~

If you were to make a noise in the woods and no one is present

to HEAR the noise you made

did you really make a noise?

Hmm.

You know the answer, but then you scratch your head

and wonder maybe you aren't heard.

But who is to know, because no one is there to know.

But then

GOD scratches HIS head

because HE is looking at you

and HEARING you

and wondering,

"Why don't you know that

I HEAR everything.

I heard the tree that fell, because I created it.

I heard you because I created you..

I HEAR all my creations

because

IT IS ABOUT ME

the ME who created you."

So if it is about THE ME, our Creator,

then it is about me & you & everyone else

since HE created us,

so maybe we can say

"IT IS ABOUT ME",

yet not in a prideful way.

You mean GOD, you created me?

Oh YES.

You mean GOD, you SEE me?

Oh YES.

You mean GOD, you HEAR me?

Oh YES.

And then GOD speaks,

"Do you BELIEVE ME"?

And then the silence gets deafening,

because you question if you

really BELIEVE GOD LOVES YOU.

Such a simple question that gets so complicated

when we just say the words

and don't live as if

GOD really means what HE says.

Oh GOD LOVES YOU beyond your comprehension.

If you and a tree were in a forest

and no one else was around

and then the tree fell

and then you let out a noise

would anyone HEAR?

Oh not just anyone

because GOD isn't an anyone.

Maybe it is GOD wondering

"Does anyone HEAR ME"?

Because HE was there

from the very beginning

creating the TREE

and maybe HIS first creations didn't HEAR HIM

when they ate the forbidden fruit.

Or maybe they did, for why would they hide?

So I ask you

DO YOU BELIEVE GOD LOVES YOU

so that

HE not only SEES you

but HE HEARS you

and all HE wants is

for me & for you & everyone else to

not only BELIEVE HIM

and scratch our heads

acting as if we don't BELIEVE HIM.

BELIEVING is just the beginning.

For RECEIVING takes you to the end of yourself

making you make a NOISE

that the heaven's hear

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME

because once you

RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE

you can sit in the middle of the forest

thanking GOD that HE provided the tree that fell

so you have some place to sit

when no one else is around.

But

I wonder if GOD wonders

if HE was the only person in a forest

when you were the only person in a forest

sitting on HIS tree

would you HEAR HIM?

"I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?

My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth!

HE will not let you stumble; the ONE who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, HE who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

The LORD HIMSELF watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade.

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever" (Psalm 121).

Oh you will HEAR HIM

so that you have to speak,

even if it is only you in a forest

and say

"FATHER, I THANK YOU" (listen to the song below)



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