Silence discloses the hectic whirl of activity in our mind that we prefer to disregard. Noise and activity help us to ignore the chaos in our mind. We close off the nagging doubts, fears, wounds, and negative self-talk with which others, as well as satanic lies, fill our thoughts.
We use this racket and bustle to blot out our pain from our consciousness. However, it is still in our subconscious mind and influences all our thoughts, feelings, and choices. The thought of living far from our phone, computer, social media, email, and Facebook messages horrifies us.
However, if we allow times of silence into our daily schedule, we give God time to heal our deeply planted wounds. Then, we are free from them forever. Silence allows us to care for our soul just as we care for those that God brings into our life. God’s peace rules in our heart, and we live in unquenchable joy (1 Peter 1:7-9).
In our quiet time, we read God’s Word and He highlights various verses that speak to our soul and free us from negative emotions, reactions, and beliefs. The solitude enables us to experience a deeper intimacy with God’s Trinity and to begin to discern His work in our soul.
We access the power of His grace, and revel in His mercy that is new for us every single morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). God’s Spirit renews our heart, teaches us His Truth, and guides us in His will for each moment of our day. Our love for God grows as we realize that Jesus is our whole life (Colossians 3:3-4).
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for giving us Your Word for us to meditate on throughout our day (Psalm 119:97). It gives us hope, direction, comfort, and fills our heart with confidence and an expectation of Your will for our life. We have no need to repeat a sound, or concentrate on our breathing, or visualizing sights, places, and sensations, because Your Word is powerful enough to break the bondage of our pain (Hebrews 4:12).
Jesus gave us His example of going to a quiet place to commune with You (Matthew 14:13; Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16). When we are still, we have the chance to realize that You are our God, and there is none like You (Psalm 46:10; Jeremiah 10:6-9). We wait on You alone (Psalm 62:1-5). Remind us that silence is our friend, and when we empty our soul of the chaos we collected over the years of our experiences, we make more room for You to abide within us.
Thoughts for the Day:
In our times alone with God, we divert our thoughts to the importance of His influence in our life. We rid our life of the distractions from expectations, responsibilities, and busyness and focus entirely on Him and His will for us in each moment of time. We can never run fast enough to leave our pain behind us (Psalm 139:8-10); therefore, giving God an opportunity to deeply heal every nook and crevice in our soul will free us from that baggage for the rest of our life.
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