Broken Silence...

Our minds are constantly cluttered with incessant noise. The sound of the rushing car, the chattering of conversation in the public arena, the brushing wind against a tree branch, the instant images and sound effects that flash across the television and laptop screen, the ticking second hand of a clock, water dripping from the faucet, and the blowing AC unit. Because we’ve become so habituated to these sounds, we have created a false perception of what silence is. Come to think of it, silence never exists. Then what is silence? It is the unattainable, quiescent peace that is spoken of by mankind, but has never really existed. Why is silence significant? Because within silence lies God’s truth:  the fullness of God’s presence, the clarity and stillness of His voice, and the unspoken truth and inner dialogue of man that is rarely carried in a casual conversation. So, what’s the likelihood of its full existence? Never…. It is likened unto an image of the perfected Christian; you can come close to its manifestation, but it’s impossible to attain. I believe it existed once in the beginning of God’s creation, but as time has progressed up to now it has been ruined.

To be called “Christian” is overrated.  So I prefer the term “Stewards”. As God’s stewards it is our duty to restore this silence, so that the peace of God can reign on earth, and our society can reflect His existence. If you get the chance, lay your hands on the book Communicating Life by Quentin J. Schultze.  Within this book, Schultze speaks on How God is the ultimate creator of Heaven and Earth, and as humans He has given us the task to be stewards over His creation. What does it mean to be a steward?  A keeper…guardian….supervisor.  Because we are stewards who are given the task to care for God’s creation, we are therefore co creators of our culture and society. So as communicators, whether an artist, politician, educator, pastor, and etc…, we should be stewards over what we communicate.  Speak life into the culture, speak truth.  Restore the peace of God here on earth.

How is that possible when we live in a fleshy body that is bound to make mistakes? Yes, we naturally tend to compromise God’s truth. We break the Silence.

In the midst of silence lies the fullness of God, and all the answers to life. As vessels, or funnels, we sometimes filter out the real truth of God because our minds are carnal and finite; we cannot comprehend all the things of God. So in our ignorance and short comings we communicate his truth as accurately as possible, though it’s still distorted.

As God’s stewards, because it is our duty to communicate his truth accurately, we should constantly remain on the potter’s wheel. Fast, pray, allow our flesh to be crucified daily so that the fullness of God can outshine from within us, and everything we do be a mirror image of who He is. We must remain sensitive to the spirit, and pay attention to what he is saying. The more we take on this life process, the clearer and more accurately we hear from God, the clearer we see, and the better communicators we become.

God give us the tongue of the learned, so that we can accurately communicate your heart. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Restore the silence that was broken.

“Death and Life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it.”

{Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)}

May God bless you according to your faithfulness and obedience to Him.

In Him,

Ashley

Philippians 3:7
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