Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign LORD, for the awesome day of the LORD’s judgment is near. The LORD has prepared his people for a great slaughter and has chosen their executioners.
Zephaniah 1:7
We live in a world filled with noise from the moment the alarm wakes us up in the morning with that irritating ring tone, to the kids screaming and shouting at each other about who got dressed first!
We leave the noise behind in the house only to be greeted by the hum of the traffic on the roads of people rushing to work. We switch on the radio to fill the void of emptiness in the car, only to be met with the noise of the world in the news.
When at work we are then bombarded with the noise of busyness around us…phones ringing…typing on keyboards…radios blaring in the background…machines turning away to produce things, as well as the noise. Noise is never ending!
I often pray to God in the midst of my noise to help me, but often I am confronted with noise inside my head and I end up hearing nothing. I think God is silent and He doesn’t want to speak to me.
When times get really hectic and the noise around me, and in me, gets too much I know it’s time to be in silence.
I take myself outside and go somewhere for five minutes to a place I know will be still. It’s only when I am alone with Him in the silence do I then hear Him the loudest.
I don’t need to shout above all the noise to be heard by God. God hears the faintest whisper of my heart. He hears yours too.
Why not take yourself out to be in silence. You might just be amazed at how loud God speaks in that moment.
I don’t need to shout above all the noise to be heard by God. Share on X God hears the faintest whisper of my heart. He hears yours too. Share on XYou can find me on Instagram logging my time spent with God using the hashtag #5minutesabbath
I wrote this post as a response to the Five Minute Friday word prompt “silence“. Click here to see what other people wrote when they were prompted with this word.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful truth. We have to be intentional about carving out time for quiet in this crazy, busy world. Beautiful writing!
Oh, we so do have to be intentional. It’s hard at times, but so worth it. Thank you for your lovely comments.
Beautifully written. I too recognize the noise within and seek a place to be alone and quiet with the Lord. FMF #82
That’s great Christina that you can recognise when you need to take yourself away. It takes a lot to recognise it, but it’s so refreshing when we do. Thank you for visiting.
We so often forget we need silence, don’t we, in the rush to do, do, do instead of having the peace to be.
Oh, we do! And this extrovert finds it harder, but I know I need to be intentional. Thanks for stopping by.
Yes! We do often move fast that we miss His speaking. Thanks for the beautiful reminder. Coming to you from FMF
Thank you for stopping by Janyre. I hope you get a chance to slow down a little to hear Him today.