Psalm 28:1 Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

There is nothing in this world that hurts as much as when my wife stops talking to me. It is a clear sign that I have done something wrong. With her silent I am left alone, wondering, “what have I done now?” It is not that she does not love me, for I know she does, but that I have wounded her in some way.

It is easy to translate those kinds of thoughts to God’s silence. We do offend God, not personally mind you, but sin of any kind is offensive to God. Those words David uttered often come to mind in those times.

Psalm 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

His silence does not judge but that does not stop me from judging myself. It is difficult not to blame myself for God’s silence. God is not wrong to be silent. What is God saying in the sound of silence?

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Perhaps it is nothing more than God’s way of asking me to change the conversation.