Beth Moore Entering the Silence
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Chrystal Whitt
This silence thing always baffled me.

What if I go into my boss’s office and say I want to have a conversation with him, but then sit there, breathe in and out, and remain silent. He would look at me like I was nuts.

Why, then, do people insist on praying, but instead go into “the silence?” There’s only one reason… they want extra-biblical revelation from God. Translated, that roughly means they aren’t satisfied to know the written Scripture of God and seek for knowledge outside of that, which is forbidden.

God wants us to come to him in prayer, and prayer should be a constant and fruitful part of our daily lives. (1 Thessalonians 5:17) It’s counterproductive to go to Him under the guise of prayer and sit there silent.

Using your mind is good. Silencing it and entering into a trance is bad. Black. White. Up. Down. Polar opposites.

The silence is the opposite of 1 Thessalonians 5:17, wouldn’t ya say?

And yes, that does appear to be John Piper standing on stage with Beth Moore and Francis Chan.

Update: Click here to read an excellent post about this topic on Apprising Ministries.