The Voice of Truth and Peace

"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."
-1 King 19:11b-12 (NIV)

This is part of a passage that many have heard, but as I recover from paranoia and PTSD symptoms, it really has spoken to me.

When I have paranoid thoughts, it feels like a huge storm is raging inside my mind, my heart and my very being. Everything feels chaotic. I'm confused and terrified among many other intertwined feelings and emotions. I don't know what to believe or what to hold onto. I feel attacked. There's no joy, just chaos.

But that's where God comes into my life. He brings peace into my life through a gentle whisper. He calms me down when my mind is running 10 million miles a minute. He's helping me through the storms but I need to take time to calm down and listen to Him. To be still...

I believe that God can bring peace into our deepest and darkest times if we slow down enough to listen to His whisper.

I want to share something that was in my reading today:

"The Holy Spirit's 'gentle whisper' in my heart was God's prayer in the secret places of my soul. It was His answer to all my questions, and His life and strength for my soul and body. His voice became the essence of all knowledge, prayer and blessings."
-Streams in the Desert, June 30 devotional

No matter how bad my attacks get, I cling to the voice of truth...