tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post5548923500148739917..comments2023-10-11T03:54:58.698-06:00Comments on Randall Friesen: in silenceRandall Friesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04112919973262687369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-44515297852266406022008-04-15T03:31:55.000-06:002008-04-15T03:31:55.000-06:00http://www.lyricsdownload.com/hillsongs-australia-...http://www.lyricsdownload.com/hillsongs-australia-still-lyrics.html<br><br>Okay, I don't know anything about downloading music off the internet, but, speaking of being "still", here is a beautiful, beautiful song (by Hillsongs, Reuben Morgan) that I heard last summer at camp. Talks about being in the midst of storms and stopping to be still, knowing God is God. The song means a lot to me, I hope you can find a download of it somewhere - sit back in your office, play it loudly so it surrounds you and let it wash over you.Maureen D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-40608775551598033122008-04-15T05:46:35.000-06:002008-04-15T05:46:35.000-06:00Thank you for this. I am a former Covenanter, now...Thank you for this. I am a former Covenanter, now a United Methodist from Washington DC, and I read the covenantblogs website fairly frequently for thought-provoking devotional material. I wanted you to know that I really appreciated this post, and that I am using (with accreditation) a slightly adapted version of the second paragraph (with a sentence from the first) of what you wrote last week as part of a devotional meditation for our church's council on silence and listening as crucial elements of communication among Christians.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-69731172558795999182008-04-15T06:15:18.000-06:002008-04-15T06:15:18.000-06:00:)go for it Barbara.:)<br><br>go for it Barbara.Randallhttp://randallfriesen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-67590477228025482372008-04-14T18:28:12.000-06:002008-04-14T18:28:12.000-06:00HEARING GOD SPEAKl. Find a quiet place...still yo...HEARING GOD SPEAK<br><br>l. Find a quiet place...still yourself in God's Presence. Give Him time.<br><br>2. Remove all distractions from within your mind...write those distractions on a "to do" list.<br><br>3. Picture yourself with Jesus...see Him.<br><br>4. See Jesus beckon you to come to Him...to be with Him.<br><br>5. Listen...see what He will say to you.<br><br>6. As the Lord speaks to you...see the words and write them down as you hear each one...He will never speak faster than you write.<br><br>7. Keep focused on the Lord...praise Him, and thank Him. Give Him honour and glory.<br><br>8. If in doubt...test the Word that God has spoken to you (rhema) with the Bible (logos).<br><br>9. Don't quit...don't give up...be consistent...as your fellowship with God grows you will hear and see Him more and more.<br><br> "He walks with me, and He talks with my, <br> and He tells me I am His own."Jean Hardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-45297488923787994032008-04-14T18:30:15.000-06:002008-04-14T18:30:15.000-06:00This really works. I tried it and I have a hard t...This really works. I tried it and I have a hard time focusing on something like the above, etc. CheersJean Hardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-82252675695461372742008-04-15T03:19:31.000-06:002008-04-15T03:19:31.000-06:00"Oh how great peace and quietness would he po..."Oh how great peace and quietness would he possess, who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God". <br>- Thomas A Kempis<br><br>I've been concentrating on this quote for a week or more. Something I need to hear again and again.<br><br>Praying for you as you seek solitude.Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-18337556961265079622008-04-15T04:15:31.000-06:002008-04-15T04:15:31.000-06:00It seems interesting to me that whilst you started...It seems interesting to me that whilst you started off talking about silence you ended up talking about stillness. There could be a whole other essay there about the differences and similarities between the two - haven't got time to write it myself just now though !Barbhttp://barbarah07.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com