Our world celebrates noise. Constant updates, endless opinions, and the steady hum of busyness can make quiet feel uncomfortable — even unnatural. Yet throughout Scripture, we see God drawing people into stillness to speak with them.
Dallas Willard wrote, “God’s speaking will be an ordinary part of the day-to-day life with Him.” That means His voice isn’t rare. It’s just often drowned out by everything else.
Hearing God in the quiet starts with believing that He does speak, that He wants to be known, and that His sheep truly can recognize His voice (John 10:27). From there, we practice creating moments where the volume of the world is turned down enough to notice Him.
Here are three ways to grow in this:
- Schedule silence – Put it on your calendar, even if it’s just five minutes. Treat it as an appointment with God.
- Ask, then listen – In prayer, resist the urge to fill every second with words. Ask a question, then wait for His nudge, His reminder, His Word to come alive.
- Pay attention to the “ordinary” – Sometimes God speaks through a verse, a conversation, or a moment in nature that lines up perfectly with what you needed.
You don’t have to force it. Quiet isn’t about manipulating God to speak. It’s about trusting that He’s already speaking and simply making space to hear Him.
This month, take one intentional moment each day to be still before Him. You might just find He’s been speaking all along.
