How We Hear From God

Good Morning!! Be quiet, be still,...this is how we hear from God. Most people today, never hear from God,...because we live in a never ending stream of noises, technology, and motion. We're some of the most sleep-deprived people in the world. We work long hours, come home to more work, and there is always a radio or TV, blaring in the background. Some of us have become so accustom to the movement and noise, that we allow it with us when we collapse into bed,...just to repeat the process again the next day. Why do we live such frantic, hyper stimulated lives? Sometimes it's out of a sense of obligation,...we feel it's a sin to say "no" so we overextend ourselves trying to fill the roll of Savior for everyone around us. Sometimes our frenzied lives stem from a sense of inadequacy,..."If I work hard and accomplish such-and-such, I will have value." Sometimes it's a mode of escape,...burying ourselves in work or in a TV program, keeps our minds off life's disappointments. But mainly, I just think we've lost sight of our priorities, defaulting to the heightened pace of the culture around us, unaware that we're letting our down time slip away, little by little.

Be still, and know that I am God.—Psalm 46:10a (NIV)

We need time for ourselves, to recharge and renew. In Scripture we see that time and again, God calls us to find peace in Him, to lighten our burden with Him,...to set aside our anxieties and meaningless business. We see God speak to the prophet Elijah through a "gentle whisper",...and tell an anxious Martha that her sister Mary chose the "better" part when she abandoned household duties to sit at Jesus' feet. Even when life seems to be pressing on all sides, make the choice. By seeking stillness we are effectively saying, "Nothing else is as important to me as You at this moment, Lord." You'll find you're not just sitting in an empty room doing "nothing" but you're a place filled with God's presence and love,...a place where you I can truly hear from God.

Our souls crave peace, stillness, and silence,...and if we ignore the cries of our souls for too long, our minds and bodies will wear down, and out.
Lord, help us to find a place and time to be still. Teach us to retreat from the frantic forces, that would drain and distract us. But more important than all of this,...let us hear from You. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

"Small minds find faults,...great minds find solutions."