How do you decide? How do you choose? Right or left? What is for me? The Lord wants to speak into that today. He is the still small voice behind us telling us where to turn, but if the noise around us is too loud, how will we hear these vital instructions?
As believers, we need to identify what is bringing chaos into our lives and loud brash distraction in order to be still and hear from God. God did not intend for us to live with the volume at max. Even now I had to adjust the actual volume on the instrumental worship music I have playing in the background as I write.
So many things calling out for our attention, trying to distract us from our destinies, hoping to drown out our ability to hear from God. But in this hour God is calling us to rid ourselves of the noise.
Often times, the noise is found in idols we have given into without realizing it. We sink our money into them and find ourselves in financial distress. Or we spoil our children and withhold the discipline necessary for them to be self-controlled and now there is literal noise coming from these little ones who we elevated before God’s word. Maybe it is health and working out and your hours are consumed by activity; you wake up in the morning and go to the gym for two hours, then it’s like the food is crying out to you to count every calorie and encouraging you to starve yourself. Maybe your job is 24/7 with no turn off button. In all of these things, it starts with an idol.
And we don’t do this intentionally. The aim is mostly good, we want to be healthy, we want to provide for our children, we’re trying to heal our pain. However any idol must be repented for to truly silence the roar it has over your life.
For me I am living in a literal upheaval, where I am moving. I have boxes all around me, paintings are all off the walls. I feel like my apartment is yelling at me to be anxious, be worried, fret about the things that could go wrong, be afraid of the new place. Even though I try, I am feeling overwhelmed and at times helpless. My idol has come in the form of being productive and trying to control instead of resting in God’s sabbath which he commands.
I feel like I don’t have time to rest for a whole day. I move in less than 4 weeks time. That would be four whole days gone from my schedule. And yet, where else am I to hear God’s still small voice?
When I spent time with the Lord recently, God gave me a revelation about my kids. I thought more discipline was needed but God told me they needed more love and to change their behaviour through offering the reward of my time and attention rather than threatening to take away electronics. In one sitting, I told God my problem and he answered me. That Fast! How he wants to give us the answers to the things we wrestle with. What takes us months or even years can be settled with one sitting with God!
So the question isn’t if you have time, it’s how can you not have time for life changing wisdom and transformation. Give God your noise. Start in the shower if you’re busy busy busy. Everyone has to shower and those 10-15 minutes you can talk to God with that warm/hot water running.
Remember, He cares for you, He loves you, he’s just asking you to turn the volume down a little. Be still, wait for the voice and then you will know how to move!
Many blessings,
Lindsey N.
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