Chaos on the surface vs. PEACE in God’s depth. ⸻Lessons In Silence:

Today, I found myself thinking about how God uses real-world metaphors to explain spiritual truths. This time, He used water.

Psalm 46:3 says:

“though its waters roar and be troubled…”

That one verse sent me into a reflection about currents — fast currents, slow currents, still waters — and why they move the way they do. And it made me think of how often Scripture uses water to show us something about God ✨

Psalm 23 paints the picture we all know:

“The Lord is my Shepherd… He leads me beside still waters.”

Over and over again, the goodness of God is depicted through calm, rest, depth, and purity. Meanwhile, the wrath or judgment of God is shown through catastrophic waters — floods, roaring waves, storms.

So I researched:

“Fast currents versus slow currents — why do they differ?”

And the answer preached its own sermon:

Fast currents

Fast currents are driven by surface-level forces: strong winds, tides, and rapid disturbances. They’re shallow, easily disrupted, easily polluted.

Slow currents

But slow currents move differently.

They’re guided by deep water — shaped by temperature and salinity.

This is called thermohaline circulation. (Even the waters are obedient!)

It means:

📌 Warm water rises, cold water sinks.

📌 Salty water sinks deeper.

📌 Low-salinity water floats higher.

In other words:

Depth comes from density.

Strength comes from consistency.

Movement comes from the deep, not the surface. (PINK)

And the Spirit made something so clear to me:

God moves in the deep places.

Not in the chaos of the surface.

Slow currents — the deep ones — are powerful. Steady. Strong. And even the “saltiness” plays a role. High salinity makes water sink deeper, move stronger, flow farther.

And Jesus said something about salt, didn’t He?

“You are the salt of the earth.”

Salt preserves. Salt strengthens. Salt deepens.

So think about that spiritually:

🌊 The goodness of God flows like deep, powerful, salty waters — steady, unmoved, and rich with substance.

🌊 The peace of God doesn’t rush or roar. It moves from depth.

🌊 The grace of God isn’t surface-level; it carries weight.

But fast currents?

Those surface currents can be chaotic — and they carry pollution.The Gulf Stream, for example, is a fast-moving surface current heavily contaminated by agricultural runoff, industrial waste, and untreated sewage. Chemicals. Toxins. Excess nutrients.

That is NOT of God. ❌

Chaotic. Polluted. Surface-level movement.

But right after Psalm 46 describes roaring waters, it says:

Psalm 46:4

“There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God…”

A pure stream.

A deep river.

A holy flow untouched by the chaos around it.

This reminded me that:

Even if the world’s waters roar, God’s waters remain still ✨

Even if fast currents rage on the surface, the deep currents of God remain calm, pure, and powerful.

Even when everything outside feels loud or polluted, God keeps His people in the deep — where His presence is rich, peaceful, and unmoved.

That warmed my spirit today. ♥️

God always finds a way to speak — even in silence.

How has God been leading me beside “still waters” lately, even if I didn’t recognize it?

(Psalm 23:2). Where is God calling me to embrace my “saltiness” — my depth, my consistency, my spiritual substance (Matthew 5:13)