Has God ever told you to SHUT UP?!

No bushes have burned out in the yard, and nothing is scrawled on my kitchen wall; but, in the stillness of my daily prayer time, I have sensed His Spirit saying, "Just be quiet and listen."
As I have stated before on this blog, I am a bit of a perfectionist.  As a perfectionist, I am very attentive to details.  As a detail-oriented perfectionist, I MIGHT go a little overboard when telling a story to make sure someone gets the full picture.  I have seen my husband's eyes glaze over, so I recognize this may be a bit of a problem.  I have been praying for God to make me a better listener to my family, friends, co-workers, and basically everyone around me.  In the midst of my prayers though, He made me realize that I was also rambling to Him.  I know prayer is a means of communication with God, but  my prayer life was turning into a monologue.  He brought to mind Romans 8:26.  "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."  I don't know about you, but I have always thought that verse was best applied when we were facing extreme situations involving grief, tragedy, etc.  I thought it meant the Spirit would intercede when we were so overwhelmed by our own humanity and circumstances.  I still think this verse can be applied in the midst of difficulties, but, over the last few weeks, it has taken on a new meaning for me.  I have stopped verbalizing requests in my prayer time and have instead asked the Spirit to lead.  It has been so refreshing!  By applying Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God", I have been reminded my Heavenly Father knows my needs better than I do myself, He knows the situations around me and He is in control, and finally, I need Him because He knows all of these things.  Romans 8:27 says, "And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the Saints in accordance with God's will." WOW.  As always, I am still a work in progress...