EVERYTHING around us makes noise today. My mom loves playing Ruzzle (spelling?) on her phone and it literally sounds like you hit the jackpot on the slots in Vegas, there are almost constantly vehicles traveling up and down the road, and we are blasted with entertainment available 24/7 for our viewing and listening pleasure.
But if the constant interaction, the constant entertainment, the constant movement, is what we really need, why do so many of us need a vacation to relax, unwind, and unplug? I don't believe that our bodies were designed to have constant stimuli the way that we have today. TV's, phones and radios are constantly on, and there are tons of other noises that we constantly hear as well.
Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe I just have selective hearing, but I struggle to hear Britt talk to me when I'm in another room. Either the walls muffle the sound or like last night when I was brushing my teeth the noise of that in my head is too much to understand her voice. For me to hear her, I have to get closer to her and be quiet. Wouldn't the same truth apply to hearing God's voice? How do we expect to hear Him in this noisy world if we don't make an intentional effort to listen to his voice?
Read here how God spoke to Elijah in 1 Kings 19:11-12; "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper."
Dear Lord,
I pray that you will help me block out the noise and focus on hearing your small voice today. Don't let me become distracted by all that's going on for me personally and around the world. Let me be focused on you and your purpose for my life, and let me be still and quiet enough to hear you guiding me. Amen.
But if the constant interaction, the constant entertainment, the constant movement, is what we really need, why do so many of us need a vacation to relax, unwind, and unplug? I don't believe that our bodies were designed to have constant stimuli the way that we have today. TV's, phones and radios are constantly on, and there are tons of other noises that we constantly hear as well.
Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe I just have selective hearing, but I struggle to hear Britt talk to me when I'm in another room. Either the walls muffle the sound or like last night when I was brushing my teeth the noise of that in my head is too much to understand her voice. For me to hear her, I have to get closer to her and be quiet. Wouldn't the same truth apply to hearing God's voice? How do we expect to hear Him in this noisy world if we don't make an intentional effort to listen to his voice?
Read here how God spoke to Elijah in 1 Kings 19:11-12; "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper."
Dear Lord,
I pray that you will help me block out the noise and focus on hearing your small voice today. Don't let me become distracted by all that's going on for me personally and around the world. Let me be focused on you and your purpose for my life, and let me be still and quiet enough to hear you guiding me. Amen.
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