Russell A. Cardwell Online

After complaining on Monday about God’s reticence, I awoke to find this scripture from the Upper Room in my email:

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.

–Psalm 130:5-6

And the devotional for the day was about waiting patiently for God to speak.

At work, during my break, when I opened my Bible-in-a-Year, the day’s reading gave me this:

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

–1 Kings 19:11-13

Not exactly subtle, is He?

Maybe I think I have to be waylaid by God for it to count. For Paul, only a severe mauling would have gotten his attention. Perhaps I should have more respect for the small promptings of the Spirit, and the little “God-moments” that almost unnoticeably change my course.

• Lord, Where Is Your Smile?
• Let God Sort ‘Em Out
• The Lord is My Global Positioning System
• If You Can’t Worship While You’re Doing It . . .
• Delight Yourself