You know in today’s world
there are a lot of things that get our attention. I am currently on family
vacation a time to relax and renewal of my soul body and mind. There is a great
healing for me to sit on the beach and chill and play with my children. Everything else in life just seems to
be fair away as I soak up the R and R.
You know God wants us
to relax in him daily. There is so much stuff going on in our lives that we
have a hard time resting in Gods presents. As I was sitting on the beach the
other day I began to watch people. They had music stuck in the ears and cell
phones in there hands and I even saw someone using and ipad. I began to think
to myself wow all this beauty here and yet so many other distractions. I was
reminded of something I did a few years ago. I was in this large city and I
started listening to just see what I could hear. I heard all the city noises it
was a bit over whelming when you really listen to it all at one time. I tried
to pick out certain things to try to see if I could figure out what they where.
Something happen out of all the noise I heard I could hear birds they where not
very loud but I could hear them. God said something to me that day. “I am always speaking but
you are not always listening”.
With all the
gadgets we have today people can reach us on command. We are always quick to
reply back to a text message. Even taking a chance and not even stopping the
car to read or reply to one. We
have answering services so we make sure we don’t every miss anyone trying to
get in touch with us. Sometimes I wonder how we ever made it with out all this
tech stuff. I love all this gadget stuff it is really cool. I catch myself with
my smart phone in my hand a lot. I really like to keep up with people on
facebook.
With all these things in our 21
century lives we live do we hear
the small still voice of God?
1 Kings
19:11-13
King
James Version (KJV)
11 And he said, Go forth, and
stand upon the mount before the Lord.
And, behold, the Lordpassed
by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the
rocks before the Lord; but
the Lord was not in the
wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but theLord was
not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a
fire; but the Lord was
not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah
heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in
the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and
said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
I have to ask myself daily that very question? Have I slowed down to hear the voice of God? Just like the birds in all the city noise that are sing I had to tune every thing else out to hear him. I have to make myself slow down cut of the cell and the computer and all the noise in my life off and say ok here I am Lord. I once heard of a minster that said they wore a spiritual pager that they where listening for the voice of God at all times. We all have to live life; things happen we have to provide for our families. The thing is we must prioritize our life and not get out of balance. Keep God first and ask for his guidance and help and the will for our lives and listen for his voice and our life will be joyful and peaceful.
Lord I ask you today to help me to hear your voice. To not let the things of this life make me spiritually deaf. To be able to slow down and make it a priority everyday to spend time with you and listen to what you are saying to me. Lord if I get out of balance please stir up my spirit for the desire to get back on track. Lord please protect me from over loading myself with to much. Lord give me decrement for what is your will for my life. Amen
