God spoke to Elijah in 1 Kings in a "still small voice." The Lord told Elijah to go stand on the mountain because the presence of the Lord was about to pass by. Elijah was standing there and he witnessed a powerful wind, earthquake, and fire, but the Lord was not in any of those events. -- Don't you just love how God does not take the obvious route? -- After the wind, earthquake, and fire there was a still small voice which was the presence of God. This gentle whisper got Elijah's attention after all he had just witnessed.
God shows us in this passage that He doesn't always come to us in ways that we would expect. God can be very subtle, so subtle that we often miss Him.
We give God the credit for all of the big miraculous things that He does in our lives and in the lives of others, but what about the small ways He provides miracles in our lives? We often underestimate God and don't give Him the credit He deserves. The root of this problem lies in one of two forms:
1. We are too busy to identify the small ways God is working in our lives. ---or---
2. We realize God's provision but we don't think it is worthy of mentioning because it seems small to us.
Neither option is glorifying God and giving praise and honor where it is due. Let's ask God to help us start hearing and praising that "still small voice"!
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