I will give up words

Silence brings the soul freedom

Listening to God

“Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.” John 12:26

I want to be Christ’s servant. I want to be where he is. In order to know where Jesus is I must make the effort to tune my soul toward discernment. I must be able to distinguish the difference between the evil trinity of the world, flesh and the devil; and the Holy Trinity. This requires sustained effort on my part. One practice I can engage is silence. Richard Foster says the discipline of silence frees us from the need to control and manage. When the wealthy Roman teacher, Arsenius gave up his wealth to flee to the solitude of the desert he prayed, “Lord, lead me into the way of salvation.” He heard a voice saying, “Be silent.”

When I give up words, I give up control to God’s Spirit to enable me to discern and I allow him to direct my life so that I can be where he is.