[Intuition] What if God Seems Silent?

Intuition Newsletter

A newsletter devoted

to the intuitive spirit in us all

September 2011

Table of Contents

Welcome - Alaska Trip
Wisdom Quotes
Advice Column - "Ask Lynn" - What if God is Silent?
Some of my favorite things... meditation videos, great books, intuition interviews and more

Welcome

Seattle Public Marketplace Last month I mentioned that my husband, Gary, and I were celebrating our 15th anniversary by taking a cruise to Alaska. We just returned and had an absolutely fabulous time. You can see some of our photos here in the newsletter and many more posted on my Facebook page. Mendenhall Glacier We saw some awe-inspiring glaciers, took the Skagway Railroad train through Alaska Gold Rush country and ate way too much food! It was fun, relaxing and makes me want to go for other items on my bucket list soon!

If you've seen my Facebook page you know that we have a new "Ask Lynn" feature. You can ask me a question in a private forum and I'll choose at least one of the questions to answer each month in this newsletter. This month "Donna" asked "What do you do when God seems silent?" To read my answer go to #3 below.

You can submit your questions at Ask Lynn on my website. Even if your question doesn't get picked, I'm sure you'll find that others often have questions similar to your own - and that you'll find my advice helpful each and every month.

I'm truly looking forward to reading and answering your questions!

Wisdom Quotes

"When you're in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists - as it surely will. Then act with courage." - Ponca Chief White Eagle

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." - Henry Ward Beecher

"Faith is a passionate intuition." - William Wordsworth

"To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling. Logic can tell you superficially where a path might lead to, but it cannot judge whether your heart will be in it." - Jean Shinoda Bolen

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Advanced Manifesting Techniques: How to Create the Life of Your Dreams - MP3
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"Ask Lynn" What if God is Silent?

QUESTION:

I have asked for guidance so many times, but all I hear is silence. I ask for signs, for open doors, for shut doors, for His will to be made clear and plain, but it is just nothing but quiet and silence. How can I hear from Him? I long for direct guidance on certain things, as in my life path, and how to best fulfill my life purpose but feel I am spinning my wheels, merely existing. I think my personal life energy must be at an all-time low. - Anonymous

I think you have asked a question about something that all of us have experienced at some point in our lives. What do you do when God seems silent? I had that happen to me several years ago. One of my books had just been published. I was out on the lecture circuit and giving seminars, scheduling lots of radio shows and interviews, traveling a great deal. It probably sounds exciting, but to be honest, I was exhausted.

I remember praying to God to bring peace back into my life. I wasn't sleeping. I wasn't eating well. I felt awful. What did I hear back? Nothing. Silence. I felt like I was in a dead zone. This was particularly painful to me because my book was all about paying attention to inner guidance and I wasn't hearing any! All I knew was that I needed to rest.

Most of us would just love it if the Universe spoke to us in a clear, direct manner. "Hey! I know you're struggling in your life. Here's the answer..." Followed, of course, with detailed instructions about what you should and shouldn't do in order to be successful. In the bible, God spoke to Moses from a burning bush. (I don't know about you, but if a burning bush started yelling at me I'd definitely run in the other direction!) But truthfully, don't you long for this kind of guidance when you need direction?

I'm not sure what's happening in your specific situation. I know that in my life during that dark period, I had no down time. I was ON all the time. All my energy just seemed to go out to other people - talking, helping, counseling and teaching. I wasn't taking time for myself. There wasn't any room in my psyche for spirit to reach me.

What I finally realized was there was a mantra of sorts going through my mind at all times. It wasn't your typical "Om" kind of mantra. (read the rest at "Ask Lynn")

Some of my Favorite Things

My website is constantly changing! Each month we've got something new and different for you there. Here are a few new offerings. If you haven't been to visit lately, welcome!

Meditations and prayer videos

Some of my favorite books

Resources and links that you'll find interesting

Interviews and podcasts

www.LynnRobinson.com/Resources