The Power of Silence
It is so powerful, so unknowingly magnificent. Even a fool is counted wise when he says nothing. When words are spoken with much thought and care it is so much more meaningful. Which would you rather- many words spoken in haste and carelessness or one word spoken with passion and care. Mr. Gothard is writing a new book…I have the manuscript right in front of me. It is going to be called 49 Secrets of Power for Living. Basically it takes the Commands of Christ and connects them to sources of power. For instance, the command of ‘rejoice’ goes along with the power of praise.
One of the commands that I was looking at was “Do Not Caste Pearls”. It is being connected to the power of silence and asking questions. There are lots of good insights and views of how this can be powerful. With a lot of Mr. Gothards writings he takes a word and breaks it down to its original meaning. The word ‘understand’ is taken back to the Hebrew word shama-which means ‘hearing’. I just like being able to pick things apart like that and grasp the full meaning of it. God works in such awesome ways. I really didn’t know where I was going to go to church today. I had a couple of choices, either Mr. Gothards or the church in Mt. Prospect. I really wanted to go to the latter, but God told me not to. I came over to the staff center and we had a morning meeting and it was so good. The van ride to the church was amazing, just what God wanted for me today. Always be willing to listen to His voice. His words may come in abundance or they may consist of just one. Whatever the case is, listen and obey.
It is so powerful, so unknowingly magnificent. Even a fool is counted wise when he says nothing. When words are spoken with much thought and care it is so much more meaningful. Which would you rather- many words spoken in haste and carelessness or one word spoken with passion and care. Mr. Gothard is writing a new book…I have the manuscript right in front of me. It is going to be called 49 Secrets of Power for Living. Basically it takes the Commands of Christ and connects them to sources of power. For instance, the command of ‘rejoice’ goes along with the power of praise.
One of the commands that I was looking at was “Do Not Caste Pearls”. It is being connected to the power of silence and asking questions. There are lots of good insights and views of how this can be powerful. With a lot of Mr. Gothards writings he takes a word and breaks it down to its original meaning. The word ‘understand’ is taken back to the Hebrew word shama-which means ‘hearing’. I just like being able to pick things apart like that and grasp the full meaning of it. God works in such awesome ways. I really didn’t know where I was going to go to church today. I had a couple of choices, either Mr. Gothards or the church in Mt. Prospect. I really wanted to go to the latter, but God told me not to. I came over to the staff center and we had a morning meeting and it was so good. The van ride to the church was amazing, just what God wanted for me today. Always be willing to listen to His voice. His words may come in abundance or they may consist of just one. Whatever the case is, listen and obey.
Hey Libby!
Great post! I heard about Mr. Gothard's new book in the IBLP newsletter. It sounds exciting! Thanks for the reminder to stop and listen to God instead of ourselves. Hope you're doing great! I miss you. <3