Hearing from God!

So lately I have been struggling a lot with life in general. Mostly just because there is so much going on in our life right now and it is requiring a lot of Faith and a lot of Waiting. I know in my heart that God will always provide, and realize that his provision is not always what we wish it to be but that he knows what is best for us. In this process I have realized I am a bit of a control/planning freak and that I am not as patient as I once thought I was. I have been praying for God to make things happen and continued to freak out until recently I have realized that God is trying to teach me patience through this time in our life and that he has all day to wait for me to be patient and give my issues up to Him. Having had a rough few months my sister and I decided to take a road trip to Prescott for a day and just hang out and look at antiques. On the way there I was talking with her about y revelation that God is teaching me patience and now that I realize this what I was planning to do to try and learn and get through his lesson. I had mentioned to her that I was also frustrated as I have only heard from God once in my life that I can recall and what he told me was amazing but that I get frustrated as I don't understand why I can't hear him. Today she sent me this email.

"Today I heard something that I wanted to share with you. It was about why sometimes we don't hear God's voice while we are going through trials. The saying said "The teacher doesn't speak while the test is given". This reminded her of when she was in high school. God says He will never leave you or forsake you. Even though you cannot hear Him it doesn't mean He is not there in the room with you. That "I" not God determine when the test is over. How do I do this? By praising Him in Joy, Singing His praises, Thanking Him, praying without ceasing and casting out worry and fear!

I have been trying my hardest to do this these last few days and today a break through, Today I finally one piece of the many puzzles I have to put together over the next few months, I received an answer.

Praise God! and I will continue to work in this area of my life to make myself stronger in the areas of Faith and Patience!

I will praise you in the storm!