I listened

Hoping to hear His voice

Quietly waiting for His direction

I heard the voices of this world

Roaring like a mighty wind

But God was not speaking through them

I heard the sound of battles in foreign lands

Shaking the earth and all its people

But God was not speaking through them

I heard loud preachers and evangelists

With fire in their voices they preached the word

But God’s direction for me was not in their words

So I settled down to sleep

Quiet and peaceful

And then I heard His voice

Still and small, giving me direction

I Kings 19:11-12.  And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks 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