A Closed Mouth and Silent Heart

[Chad]

A Closed Mouth and Silent Heart
A.W. Tozer

My heart was hot within me; while I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue.... --Psalm 39:3

Prayer among evangelical Christians is always in danger of degenerating into a glorified gold rush. Almost every book on prayer deals with the "get" element mainly. How to get things we want from God occupies most of the space. Now, we gladly admit that we may ask for and receive specific gifts and benefits in answer to prayer, but we must never forget that the highest kind of prayer is never the making of requests. Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering into God to a place of such blessed union as makes miracles seem tame and remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short of wonderful by comparison.

Holy men of soberer and quieter times than ours knew well the power of silence. David said, "I was dumb with silence. I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire burned; then spake I with my tongue." There is a tip here for God's modern prophets. The heart seldom gets hot while the mouth is open. A closed mouth before God and silent heart are indispensable for the reception of certain kinds of truth. No man is qualified to speak who has not first listened. The Set of the Sail, pp. 14-15

"Lord, teach me to close my mouth. I love to preach; You've given me opportunities to teach; I'm called on to dispense advice and counsel. But the sitting in silence before You, with my mouth closed--I don't do nearly enough of that. Amen."

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Thank you for this post, Chad. It is truly a blessing. I must confess that before I came to Christ, though I was a regular church-goer and called myself a Christian, I didn't see much difference between God and Santa Claus or the parcel delivery driver. It was my view that he was to deliver what I had purchased with my prayer of petition and that was all there was to our relationship.

Now I am learning to sit at his feet and listen with my heart as well as with my ears. How blessed I am that he has set my feet on the best path!



SLE

 

[chozi]

aw tozer

these is tozer for you my brother!

A Closed Mouth and Silent Heart
A.W. Tozer

My heart was hot within me; while I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue.... --Psalm 39:3

Prayer among evangelical Christians is always in danger of degenerating into a glorified gold rush. Almost every book on prayer deals with the "get" element mainly. How to get things we want from God occupies most of the space. Now, we gladly admit that we may ask for and receive specific gifts and benefits in answer to prayer, but we must never forget that the highest kind of prayer is never the making of requests. Prayer at its holiest moment is the entering into God to a place of such blessed union as makes miracles seem tame and remarkable answers to prayer appear something very far short of wonderful by comparison.

Holy men of soberer and quieter times than ours knew well the power of silence. David said, "I was dumb with silence. I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire burned; then spake I with my tongue." There is a tip here for God's modern prophets. The heart seldom gets hot while the mouth is open. A closed mouth before God and silent heart are indispensable for the reception of certain kinds of truth. No man is qualified to speak who has not first listened. The Set of the Sail, pp. 14-15

"Lord, teach me to close my mouth. I love to preach; You've given me opportunities to teach; I'm called on to dispense advice and counsel. But the sitting in silence before You, with my mouth closed--I don't do nearly enough of that. Amen."

 

[abigya]

when i was back home, my younger sister friend would come to visit my sister, and they would greet each other and talk for about 5 min. after that they will make them selves busy with reading their books and do some other staffs quietly. at first i found it very weired

at times i would think they quarreled each other and they wouldn't talk. but at the end of the day they would hug , laugh and say good bye.

but then I learned some thing from this friendship, may be they are enjoying being around each other even though they are not talking or not engaged with the same staff, may be they knew each others heart and understood each other.

How i Love to be just around my Lord, to feel and enjoy the love and his presence.

No man is qualified to speak who has not first listened. The Set of the Sail, pp. 14-15

I had to smile

I heard a preacher say once, God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth so that we can listen more and speak less.

Thank you for sharing Brother Chad

In Christ

abigya

 

[Ncdataman]

Great post Chad. thanks for sharing!!

In Christ,

NC