What should I do when God appears not to be speaking? The truth is that God always desires to speak to us, if we “have ears to hear.”

There were times in history when God was literally silent, we believe on this side of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ he is never actually silent today.
He longs to speak to us, and he does that through many different ways.

-The Hebrew word 'seek' means to seek with a purpose, to seek with the expressed intention of finding. This is not aimless wandering.
-What happens when we seek Him like that (verse 13)?
-First, we seek Him. The very act of seeking Him compounds: it leads to more seeking. Active listening produces listening and more listening.
-Second, we will find Him. Seeking Him leads to finding Him. Active listening produces hearing.

To seek Him with desperation means obstacles must be overcome. Sometimes we cannot hear His voice because something is blocking the connection: sin.

This incredible truth causes us to be humbled and hopeful.
-What is humbling? You could be seeking the Lord, but because of sin in your heart, you could also be totally missing what God is trying to say to you, in spite of His efforts to speak.
-What is hopeful? When we confess our sin and turn to the Lord, He forgives us. Our connection to God is restored.

Verses for further study & reflection:
Luke 18:1-8
Psalm 19:1
Romans 1:20
1 Kings 19:12
Isaiah 59:1-2
Psalm 28:1

The three Key Actions in Pursuit of God

Listening
John 10:27-28
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Revelation 3:20
20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.

Seeking
Matthew 7:7-8
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
James 4:8a
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.

Waiting
Isaiah 40:31 (NKJV)
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.