Listening!

I am sitting here in my office and I hear so many sounds. Since I live in the city, it is noisy city sounds. If I were to live in the country, it might be nature sounds. What if we could block all the distractions and noises out? What would that sound like?

I have a 3 year old great grandson that doesn’t sleep well. I listen for him and don’t sleep deeply. I have trained my mind to hear that sound, that noise, that. cry.

I am working on a new listening. I want to hear what God says to me, about me. I want to his his voice and direction. I have not trained my ear to hear consistently. I have not trained my ear to hear only that voice. Instead I hear the voice of guilt of the things I may have said or done or felt yesterday. I hear the I should have done more. I hear that voice that says this is your mess you created it. Now I am asking myself to sit 5 minutes and listen for God. I know he talks to me. He talked to men in the Old Testament. Then, while Jesus walked this earth, he spoke to men and women directly. Now I have the Holy Spirit that allows me to listen for the voice of God directly talking to me. Yes I can hear from others, but I want to hear directly from God, no middle person.

I drink water so I know I am hydrated. I take deep breaths to ensure my mind is free of toxic air. :). I then sit and wait. Do you know how hard it is to sit 5 minutes and wait? Have you ever been in a Dr.’s office just waiting to be called? Do you look at your watch every 5 minutes, I do. So imagine me just sitting here in my office all alone for 5 minutes in complete silence. I purposely tune out the noise of the city outside my windows. I purposely tune out any sound in my home and wait.

It’s refreshing, it’s cleansing, it’s amazing. Lets just say you don’t think God will talk to you. Could you take 5 minutes for yourself? Let your thoughts drift away from your to-do list and the worries of the day or night. Just 5 minutes in peace, silence, all to yourself. Try it, I would love to. hear your feedback.

By the way, we don’t listen enough to our children. We also don’t listen enough to our spouses and our family. Our minds are always on the go. Stop and just listen.