Still Waiting in Silence
In my last post, I reflected on Psalm 62 and what it really means to wait in silence before God. I suggested that there is one aspect of it that has to do with contentment. I believe there is another aspect that has to do with not only being silent before God, but also being silent before others. In this Psalm, David is declaring his faith in God in the midst of the attacks coming from his enemies. He says in verse 4, “They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse.” I wonder if it was a temptation for David to to not just inwardly curse His enemies, but to actually do it verbally? How do I respond when others are critical of me? Or when others do things a little different than I would? Do I speak blessings to their face but inwardly curse them? And even worse, do I speak critically of them behind their back? If my soul if truly waiting in silence before the Lord, I think that includes being aware of every word that comes out of my mouth and every thought that I am harboring in my heart. In verse 8, David says “pour out your heart before Him.” I know that I would be better off if I took my concerns, critiques, and complaints to the Lord first, instead of being quick to take them to others. So I would conclude that living life from the INSIDE OUT has a lot to do with being slow to speak and quick to listen.