this is so true

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I got this in an email, it is so very true:

MOVE CLOSER

Not long ago I heard a story about a young man and an old preacher.

The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he went to

see the old preacher.

Pacing about the preacher's study, the young man ranted about his problem.

Finally he clenched his fist and shouted, " I've begged God to say something to

help me, preacher, why doesn't God answer? " The old preacher, who sat across

the room, spoke something in reply,

something so hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped across the

room. " What did you say? " he asked. The preacher repeated himself, but again in

a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning

on the preacher's chair. " Sorry, " he said. " I still didn't hear you. " With

their heads bent together, the old preacher spoke once more. " God sometimes

whispers, " he said, " So we will move closer to hear him. " This time the young

man heard and he understood.

We all want God's voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our

problem. But God's is the still, small voice... the gentle whisper. Perhaps

there's a reason.

Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God's whisper means I must stop

my ranting and move close to Him, until my head is bent together with His. And

then, as I listen, I will find my answer. Better still, I find myself closer to

God.