SILENCE!......noise 5 Rob Bell Nooma

Why is dead silence so hard to come by anymore? TV, Radio, other people there always seems like there is constant noise taking place. I never take the time to just sit in silence with God, just me and God, no other distractions. Why don't we feel like God is not speaking to us sometimes? He is speaking to us, we are not listening for God in the right places, God is not going to talk to us through the radio or TV but God wants us to just sit quietly and spend time with Him. When Jesus was on earth it says He went up on a hill early in the morning and prayed. Jesus went alone to a quiet place to meet with God. We can not be like Elijah in the OT and be looking for God in the earthquake and in the fire, when God is there in the silence. God talks to us but we just need to be in a state to listen. Just me and God no other distractions. Silence never used to be as akward as it is now. Sit down with a bunch of friends and there is three seconds of dead silence and someone will make the "awkward silence" comment. Silence is not awkward we are just so not used to being in dead silence. Silence is great, just me and God, nothing else matters. That is how it should be. The challenge is to next next time while driving or set aside an hour of one day and just sit in silence with God.