For most of my life I filled EVERY waking moment  (and sometimes sleeping moment) with sound. Christian talk shows, pod casts, tv. baseball games, books on tape….you name it.  sometimes it was just background noise and sometimes I paid very close attention  in order to  drown out my inner voice. it stopped me from thinking too much or feeling all the feels….

I USED NOISE TO NUMB

which is why  I found it so important to make
SPACE IN MY LIFE FOR
SILENCE

God has worked wonders in my heart in the silences.

But at first it was PAINFUL!

I would stare out the window waiting for GOD to talk to me…some times I would sit there for like 5 whole minutes!!!!! HE apparently had nothing to say to me so I opened up my devotional and started reading, pray, journal and get on with my day.

I am still not a sit still in silence kind of girl….

But what I have found is that when I am painting a room or making dinner or cleaning or driving or doing any of the mindless things us moms have to do in a day I don’t turn on the radio or TV.

I just listen

for HIS still small voice

When I can, I go for a walk in HIS creation.

sometimes I do not like what I hear! God will bring to mind something I said to my husband or child that I need to apologize for or he will convict me of some other sin that needs attention

sometimes I will start to think about a hurt or a loss and REALLY want to turn ANYTHING on so that I do not have to go there. but I find when I do let myself “go there” HE is there too, ready to comfort and heal.

Sometimes God will tell me to call one of my kids,  I will just get a feeling that someone is struggling and needs to talk.

But mostly

When I slow down enough to hear HIM what I hear the loudest is

I LOVE YOU, YOU ARE PRECIOUS, I AM CRAZY ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE ENOUGH, DON’T WORRY

This is how I have learned to discern the difference between HIS voice and my own….. God may convict  me but HE NEVER shames me. HE may correct me and discipline me, but HE NEVER belittles me.

How I want you to hear that voice! How I want for you to know how very loved you are. So, if I may, let me encourage you to find

space in your life for silence.

Space in which your heavenly FATHER can come in, wrap HIS arms around you and tell you how crazy HE is about you.

I’m pretty sure you will be glad you did 🙂

my sister named this the theme song for this blog….enjpy!