Have you been seeking God about something? Are you waiting on God for something and don’t seem to be hearing from Him? At times, God’s silence can be deafening.
I used to do Daily 10-Minute Meditations. I would set the timer for 10 minutes and sit in the middle of the bed and quietly wait to hear God’s voice speak to me. Day after day the alarm would sound and I would’ve gotten nothing. Absolutely nothing.
One day right before the alarm sounded God spoke a word to me: “You shall be successful the second time around.” I had no idea what that meant but I knew it was from God.
Then one day I was having lunch with my friend, Maria, and I saw a guy I used to live with when we were both in our twenties. He came over to our table and we talked and he asked for my phone number. Long story short, today he’s my husband. This year we celebrated 10 years of marriage. God spoke it into being and it came to pass.
Recently, I started seeing roller coaster rides in my Facebook feed (one after another). Sometimes when we are seeking God about something, He will first take us up the Lift Hill. That was me in those 10-minute meditations day after day and receiving absolutely nothing from the Lord. In order for the Deep Dive to have its greatest effect, you first have to be lifted up above the ground. Usually, when riders come off the roller coaster, they always tell of the Deep Dive — the most exciting part of the ride. I’ve never heard anybody talk about how much they enjoyed the Lift Hill.
I will never forget the day I heard God say: “You shall be successful the second time around.” After many days of hearing nothing, I sat straight up with my eyes bucked wide open. That was the Deep Dive that was followed by lots of twists and turns and dips and loops. God kept surprising me again and again.
Less than two months after I saw my husband-to-be, I was having dinner with Maria — there he was again at the same restaurant. #notacoincidence
A third time, I was driving down the street on my way home from having lunch with Maria, and there he was standing on the sidewalk. I was still on God’s Roller Coaster. Someone I had not seen in 20 years showed up three times within a two month period.
Don’t be discouraged if God’s silence seems to be deafening right now. He’s got you on the Lift Hill. The Deep Dive is coming and it will be something to testify about.
Dee Richardson, Voice of the Dove đź•Š