I read Psalm 46:10 the other morning and it SLAYED me as I thought, “MAYBE the reason so many people (including myself) really wrestle at times with doubt and confusion is because we won’t be still long enough to know that HE IS GOD.
That verse doesn’t say, “be busy and know that I am God.”
It says to “be still!” WHICH…if I can be completely honest, I do not like.
Being still is tough, and besides, it is SO much easier to medicate myself with all of the noise that is available to me…why would I want to “be still” when I can check twitter…or facebook…or my email…or all three at the same time.
We get so obsessed with the possibility of missing something in the world of social networking many times that we don’t even realize we’re hearing the voice of so many other people that we just might not be hearing the voice of God.
Question - when is the last time you clearly heard His voice? (It should not take very long to answer this question!)
Because…He is always speaking…and HE wants us to know His will WAY MORE than we actually want to know it.
MAYBE the best thing to do for the next hour or so is turn off your phone, shut down your computer and just go for a walk (WITHOUT an ipod) and…just…listen!
Just a thought…wish I could say I was an expert on this…but I’m actually still learning HOW!!