QUIETING ALL THE NOISE

With all of the noise, the loud thoughts which clog our minds, the many voices all talking (or shouting) all at once, all of the deadlines, commitments we must keep (or we think that we do), the things we want to do get further and further away. Then we start feeling stress from all the chaos and frustration at never getting to do “me” and when this goes on long enough, we forget who we are and actually what it was we wanted to do in the first place. Unsure how to proceed we camp out here not really knowing what to do to change things. Being too tired it’s just easier to keep things the way they are. Even staying miserable is simple.

This past week I got up and headed outside like usual to spend the first moments of my day with Daddy. It was raining and I could hear the thunder clapping hard, the wind sounded so cool as it was just whipping swiftly through the trees. I love the sounds of a good storm, although the wind was also causing the rain to come down hard and as I headed to go out front to spend time on the porch swing, the rain was coming down so hard that the swing cushions were drenched. I was forced to stay inside. The wind was blowing the rain sideways under the covered porch. I was disappointed but thought, no big deal, I just went to my desk. After getting situated I saw things on my desk, reminders of things that I needed to do, people to contact, calls to return and the list goes on. So I being stubborn and not willing to give in, I closed my eyes trying to focus but no matter how hard I tried I could never get the focus I wanted! I thought maybe I could do a few things and get something crossed off my list- then I could concentrate fully. Nope! Sadly, that led to an hour later having done some things but getting no time with Daddy at all and I spent the rest of the day feeling just awful-until I took a deep breath, got quiet and listened to Him. Only then was I ready to hear the special treasures which He had in store to give me that day.

I also learned that in the future, I will never go to my desk first, I must take care of the chaos. I must first quiet my mind so that I can hear Daddy. I have to spend time with Him, my time alone with Him is very special, vital to my very existence. In fact if you talk to me, you are probably interrupting my talking to Him as I am in constant contact with Him. He is the constant of my heart. His love for me is far, far above all of the noise and confusion and to find it I must seek Him, with my whole heart.

Deuteronomy 4:29 Psalm 28:6-8 Isaiah 26:1-4 Romans 15:13 Philippians 4:4-9

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