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God knows that he gave you everything you need to live your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/authentic-life\/\">authentic life<\/a>, He&#8217;s just waiting for you to live it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn more about what Bob Goff has to say about God&#8217;s silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>God Is Silent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You likely have specific questions you want answers to, and when you ask God those questions, you wait for an answer. But you can\u2019t hear God\u2019s voice, and maybe you believe that means He isn\u2019t listening. Chances are you aren\u2019t really waiting for God\u2019s literal voice, but rather instructions or a boost of confidence to be able to feel good about what you\u2019re doing. But God is silent and is already confident that you know what to do. His silence or lack of \u201csigns\u201d does not signify his indifference or lack of love for you. He knows you will grow more in your faith and life if you try to find courage on your own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>While you\u2019ve been waiting for God to speak, He&#8217;s been waiting for you to act.<\/strong> When God is silent, He is still communicating with you. Your faith lets you understand that His silence means you have everything you need and know everything you need to know to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/follow-your-own-path\/\">follow your path<\/a>. But to understand the power of this silence, you also need to be silent. Clear your head of doubts, distractions, and external noise, and in the beautiful quiet, you will find God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of your successes and failures have not been random. God doesn\u2019t expect you to do everything perfectly. Becoming love doesn\u2019t mean loving everyone the right way all the time. God\u2019s delight is in your commitment to His love and attempts to live within it. The manners in which you either fail or succeed are your lessons. What you learn from those experiences help you grow and bring you closer to your faith. Your life up to this point has prepared you for everything there is to come, and <strong>when God is silent, He\u2019s watching from above, sending you his grace without interference because He believes you\u2019ve got this<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">God Gave You the Tools to Carve Your Own Path<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you become love, you understand God\u2019s belief in you, and it gives you strength. You recognize that you don\u2019t need as much guidance as you think you do. All any of us really need is someone who believes in us. Hopefully, you have other people God has sent to your life that know you as well as He does and trust you to find your own way through life. 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