Those who cling to their doubts will ask – “Why can’t I hear God’s voice? Why doesn’t He speak to me when I am troubled?”

Face it. Hollywood has led us all to believe that God speaks in a thunderous voice that rattles the windows. That voice is usually a low bass, sometimes accompanied by a huge, blurry image hovering in the clouds. No wonder we’re confused. No wonder God fails to meet our expectations.

Perhaps, if we change our perspective, we might understand God’s silence. Or, perhaps we might begin to hear Him.

We can start by recognizing that God could speak in any language. If God is who we think He is, then He certainly could speak to anyone in any language on earth. But perhaps there is another answer. Perhaps God speaks in a universal language.

If we reflect on it, we will recognize that language represents specific images, actions, emotions, or thoughts. If the mental image of all these things could be relayed to another, language would be unnecessary.

Perhaps God communicates in this fashion. Perhaps this is the universal language that we all understand. But, if the “noise” of our daily existence is so overwhelming, it may defeat our attempts to hear the voice of God. God’s voice may only register in our subconscious and we may only become aware of the message when we seek the answer in meditative prayer.

It may even be possible that God has been providing the answers we seek all along. Knowing the trials we would face in our lifetime, is it possible that God has been speaking to us through Bible passages and morality lectures from our parents throughout our lives.

Is it possible that those pleas for comfort in our times of trial are already answered?

Perhaps embracing our faith and practicing trust will open us up to the voice of God and reveal the answers we seek.