Noise

One of the things I most notice about life today is the noise.  There's always noise.  TVs are on, radios are playing, people filling silences with mindless chatter.   Even in church, the service leader says "Let's just have a time of silence to reflect on what we've just heard' and in a few seconds or so either someone starts to pray or people start checking their watches.  

Silence intimidates us. We fill it with any and everything, not necessarily evil or bad, but just noise. 

When we surround ourselves continually with the noise of this world, it's hard to focus or find intimacy with Holy Spirit. 

We need to be happy with silence as a space to listen, and then God can speak at a frequency that the heart can grasp.   He never shouts.  He most often speaks in that still small voice, that can only be heard when we are settled and at peace, and quiet.  

The language of love is best heard from a quiet and peaceful heart. 

When we are still and silent we can focus more easily on the things of Heaven and avoid the distraction of the world.    We can feast on the things of God and feel full and and satisfied, easily tuning into the Spirit. 

Colossians 3:1-2 (TPT) Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power, honour, and authority.Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.