My next record should be 45 minutes of silence, said singer Meg Hutchinson, because thats what were missing most in society.
Silence is indeed hard to find. Cities are notoriously noisy due to the high concentration of traffic and people. There seems to be no escape from loud music, loud machines, and loud voices. But the kind of noise that endangers our spiritual well-being is not the noise we cant escape but the noise we invite into our lives. Some of us use noise as a way of shutting out loneliness: voices of TV and radio personalities give us the illusion of companionship. Some of us use it as a way of shutting out our own thoughts: other voices and opinions keep us from having to think for ourselves. Some of us use noise as a way of shutting out the voice of God: constant chatter, even when were talking about God, keeps us from hearing what God has to say.
But Jesus, even during His busiest times, made a point of seeking out places of solitude where He could carry on a conversation with God (Mark 1:35). Even if we cant find a place that is perfectly quiet, we need to find a place to quiet our souls (Ps. 131:2), a place where God has our full attention.
Read: Mark 1:35-45
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Try it for 15 minutes, sitting still.
Amazing how we distract our mind.
with all the continual stimulus.
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Isaiah 26:3 KIng James 2000 Bible (©2003)
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.”