It's the quiet times that hurt the most

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Lookkingglass

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In the stillness, when your alone with your thoughts, you look around and expect to see your loved ones come through the door or hear their voices in conversation. You have a desire to ask them a question and realize their not there just before you speak. So you throw yourself it to work or seek out someone to talk to, to fill the void. Yet eventually the stillness returns. It is in these times that you wish that the Lord would speak directly to you. Slowly you realize that he is speaking to you with the quite. His message is "I know your pain I am here.
 
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didymos

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The Lord does speak in a gentle whisper.

11 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.

12 After the earthquake came a fire,
but the Lord was not in the fire.

And after the fire came a gentle whisper....

13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face
and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?

(1 Kings 19: 11-13 / NIV)

God bless.

 
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Lookkingglass

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Thank you the wisper is everything.
 
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psalm6819

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Sometimes I think we scream so loudly about our circumstances that we do not hear His voice,

perhaps that is when we need to be still and know that He is LORD.
 
Dino246

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Amen. It seems that only those who have had loved ones torn from them know the particular loneliness of it. For me, the company of others masks the loneliness of missing my kids, but it doesn't remove it. I have found, though, that by releasing them into God's care, I am also released into His care. His presence is constant (Hebrews 13:5).

Blessings,
Dino
 
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Lookkingglass

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I also find that God reminds us others are hurting as well.
 
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Rosesrock

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Lookkingglass said:
I also find that God reminds us others are hurting as well.
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True....[video]https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=SGMedia&hsimp=yhs-sgm_fb&type=fbss&p=blessings[/video]
 
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Lookkingglass

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I started this thread because both of my parents died with in four months of each other. I took care of them for a long time (and they took care of me). Their deaths coming so close togather changed my life profoundly .
The first thing I noticed was that I kept at the same routine, as if they would need breakfast when they got up. Or that I had to listen for them walking arround in the night, worried they might fall. They were a constant presence in my life. And I enjoyed listening to their stories, and their opinions on the news of the day.

Now it is the silence. It was only on one of my really bad nights that I realized the stillness was almost comforting. And I cried.

"The Lord is with me I shall not want."
 
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Cindy12

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Praying for comfort and peace.
 
Angela53510

Angela53510

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I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of both your parents in such a short time. But remember, it takes up to a year to get over the hard parts of grieving. So you are not even half way through.

I pray that God will heal and minister to you, and although you will never be the same person you were, that you will grow and use your experiences to help others.
 
Reborn

Reborn

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Lookkingglass said:
In the stillness, when your alone with your thoughts, you look around and expect to see your loved ones come through the door or hear their voices in conversation. You have a desire to ask them a question and realize their not there just before you speak. So you throw yourself it to work or seek out someone to talk to, to fill the void. Yet eventually the stillness returns. It is in these times that you wish that the Lord would speak directly to you. Slowly you realize that he is speaking to you with the quite. His message is "I know your pain I am here.
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So true.
Lookkingglass said:
I started this thread because both of my parents died with in four months of each other. I took care of them for a long time (and they took care of me). Their deaths coming so close togather changed my life profoundly .
The first thing I noticed was that I kept at the same routine, as if they would need breakfast when they got up. Or that I had to listen for them walking arround in the night, worried they might fall. They were a constant presence in my life. And I enjoyed listening to their stories, and their opinions on the news of the day.

Now it is the silence. It was only on one of my really bad nights that I realized the stillness was almost comforting. And I cried.

"The Lord is with me I shall not want."
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Sorry to hear that, Brother.
 
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didymos

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God, You are Praised in the Stillness

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God, You are praised in the stillness of Zion,
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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Praise waiteth for thee - Praise is silent or dumb for thee. Thou alone art worthy of praise; all other perfections are lost in thine; and he who considers thee aright can have no other subject of adoration.Unto thee shall the vow be performed - All offerings and sacrifices should be made to thee. All human spirits are under obligation to live to and serve thee. All Jews and Christians, by circumcision and baptism, belong to thee; and they are all bound to pay the vow of their respective covenants to thee alone; and the spirit of this vow is, to love thee with all their powers and to serve thee with a perfect heart and willing mind, all the days of their life.
 
IDEAtor

IDEAtor

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Thank you, for articulating just some of your pain and how God is healing you through a tough time. Keep leaning on The Lord. He will hold you up.
 
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