「地震後有火...，火後有微小柔細的聲音。」－列王記上19:12
我們多數人之所以對神的旨意如此一知半解，的確就是因著不肯注意主深處溫柔的提醒，和微聲的約束。
聖靈的聲音安靜、細微，因此，聆聽的器官不是耳朵，而是一顆敏銳的心。
聖靈的說話像輕風掠過心底，帶來穩定的感受，你若願意留心，你內在的知覺自然會益發敏銳。主的聲音，只給那些帶著愛意的耳朵聽見，因為他們專注於細小的耳語。就像你若輕忽怠慢，不願信從，你的愛人自然也不願同你說話了。
神就是愛，因此你若願熟悉祂和祂的聲音，就需不住留意祂與你親密的觸碰。
在你正要高談闊論時，你要回神細聽你深處的聲音；若祂皺眉，你就當收斂閉口。在你事業正飛黃騰達時，你要回神傾聽深處的建議；若祂責備不許，你就該聽命順從，即使在世人「智慧」的眼中看來多麼愚昧。
你若要聽懂祂的說話，就不該計較結果；你唯一該做的就是順服，即便祂要你行走在陰暗的幽谷，祂也會親自成為你的明光。
唯有如此，你才能速速認識神，在最沈重、艱難的處境中，仍然緊密不離地與祂聯結。
－信心的道路
"And after the earthquake a fire; and after the fire a sound of gentle stillness" (1 Kings 19:12, RV margin).A soul, who made rapid progress in her understanding of the Lord, was once asked the secret of her easy advancement. She replied tersely, "Mind the checks." And the reason that many of us do not know and better understand Him is, we do not give heed to His gentle checks, His delicate restraints and constraints. His is a still, small voice. A still voice can hardly be heard. It must be felt. A steady, gentle pressure upon the heart and mind like the touch of a morning zephyr to your face. A small voice, quietly, almost timidly spoken in your heart, but if heeded growing noiselessly clearer to your inner ear. His voice is for the ear of love, and love is intent upon hearing even faintest whispers. There comes a time also when love ceases to speak if not responded to, or believed in. He is love, and if you would know Him and His voice, give constant ear to His gentle touches. In conversation, when about to utter some word, give heed to that gentle voice, mind the check and refrain from speech. When about to pursue some course that seems all clear and right and there comes quietly to your spirit a suggestion that has in it the force almost of a conviction, give heed, even if changed plans seem highest folly from standpoint of human wisdom. Learn also to wait on God for the unfolding of His will. Let God form your plans about everything in your mind and heart and then let Him execute them. Do not possess any wisdom of your own. For many times His execution will seem so contradictory to the plan He gave. He will seem to work against Himself. Simply listen, obey and trust God even when it seems highest folly so to do. He will in the end make "all things work together," but so many times in the first appearance of the outworking of His plans,
"In His own world He is content
To play a losing game."
So if you would know His voice, never consider results or possible effects. Obey even when He asks you to move in the dark. He Himself will be gloriously light in you. And there will spring up rapidly in your heart an acquaintanceship and a fellowship with God which will be overpowering in itself to hold you and Him together, even in severest testings and under most terrible pressures.--Way of Faith
