Times of........ Silence..

" Hearing....,-but not Listening, -is NO better than NOT giving any attention at all, -to those 'that are trying to communicate' with you........!" HJ(2014)

There are times when God will speak to you and then be silent for an extended period of time.

Silence does not mean you have been forsaken by God. 
It simply means that God has spoken, and now is the time to allow the word that He spoke to germinate and come to pass.

Silence is not the same as peace.
Silence is the absence of noise, but peace is the presence of God! 
While you are going through "periods of silence," you should focus on inner peace.

Inner peace produces outward confidence in the face of negative circumstances so that we can go forward in the assurance that even though tribulation is coming against us, we are more than conquerors over it.......

The Greek word for peace actually describes a spiritual equilibrium no matter whatever may seek to upset us. 
The biblical meaning of peace never denotes the absence of trouble.
 
Peace is not the absence of negatives but the presence of positives. 
God's peace is inward and spiritual and never predicated by contrary circumstances or negative events.

Poverty, sickness, death nor debt can override internal peace! 

After long-term living and loving together, a couple can speak volumes with a single glance, feel contentedly linked during periods of silence......

'Periods of Silence', should indicate a time of reflection, introspection and listening. 
The quieter we become, the more we hear.
However, we cannot rush the 'periods of silence'..........

'Periods of Silence' are times of transition......
Transition is almost always uncomfortable and appears to last forever. 
We must ENDURE these 'periods of silence'  
The word endure, -means that there is no short cut through it. 
It must be endured.......
You cannot circumvent what must be endured.

We are told to ENDURE.........
... unto the end. (Matt. 24:13)
... persecution and tribulation. (II Th. 1:4-10)
... hardness. (II Tim. 2:1-3)
... affliction. (II Tim. 4:5)
... chastening. (Heb. 12:7)

The key to being able to ENDURE is to see the END (ENDure).
 
Here are some ' aspects of consideration' during these 'periods of silence':
* Is my life really submitted to God?
* Am I submitted at home, work, church and to those 'put into positions of rule of-the day'?
* Have I learned my lesson?
* What is God trying to teach me?
* Am I humble enough to be teachable?
* Has the fruit of patience been sufficiently developed in me?
* Do I still have an appetite for the world in me?
* Did I properly respond to the last thing God told me to do?
* Have I attained a deeper faith?
* Is my attitude right toward God and others?
* Am I harboring unforgiveness?
* What am I becoming?
* Have I sufficiently developed and matured as a person?
* Have I taken the time to minister to the Lord? (Acts 13:2)

During your periods of silence one should consider to....
-Practice and develop your gifts...... Study!
-Clarify......... Define goals....... Reorder priorities.
-Serve (even while you are hurting).
-Trust God!
-Pray.........without quitting to Hope & Believe
 
'Periods of silence' should in more than one way, -change your life! 
You should come out as a new person! 
When you come out, you should have a new level
of........
... Knowledge
... Responsibility
... Authority/Power
... Faith
... Trust

Remember,..... problems never come to last, they only come to pass!

As an after-thought, -from 'human perspective' of the paradigm of 'Periods of Silence'

 Shalom & Maranatha !