We live in a crazy, dangerous world full of so many distractions. I find myself running around in circles all day and sometimes never accomplishing anything productive because I feel that I am being pulled in a million different directions. So many things are trying to take my attention and focus away from God. There are so many distractions that try to satisfy my soul, so many things that occupy my time while I should be pursuing God's will and seeking to follow and fulfill that in my life.
This world is full of noise. We are attracted to extravagance: loud, bright lights, beauty, a good show, eloquence, bigger and better, more spectacular things. As one of the world's biggest extroverts, I absolutely love big crowds of people, talking to everyone, and always doing things with my friends. I absolutely hate being alone, still or quiet. I'm absolutely terrible at it. You can ask any of my friends. I can only be in my room for thirty minutes maximum before I call one of them asking them for company or help procrastinating.
This semester, God has really been teaching me something: It is OK to be quiet. It is OK to be still sometimes. It is OK to do nothing. All to the glory of God. For me, this is so hard. And I know it sounds crazy, but when was the last time you were quiet enough to hear God speak to you? He wants so badly to communicate with you, but too often we are consumed with our cell phones, our relationships, our homework, all the things that we do during the day. We are never still, quiet, or idle long enough to give him the chance to speak to us.
God tells us in Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God..." He knows our every thought. He wants to meet our needs. He wants to love us. He wants to bring us peace. He wants to know you deeper. He longs to have a relationship with you.
Be still. Listen. Give him some space. Let him love you. Allow Him to speak to you. And I'm pretty sure we are going to be amazed with what he does in our lives if we would just listen.
