SO MUCH TO SAY, SO MUCH TO SAY...
That great theologian Dave Matthews seems to have written about my life. Sometimes it seems like everyone around me has so much to say, so much to say, so much to say, so much to say, so much to say.... I hear voices. Don't worry. They're connected to people. They say things like..."Do you have that for me yet?...When are we going to get away?...What did you decide about hiring that guy?...I think we should buy this, don't you?...Can you meet with us at 7:00?...Here's where I think we should go with this...Are you coming to my ballgame?...When can we get together?...What do you want for dinner?...Have you sat down with her yet?...I think we have a problem...Have you..,Will you...Why didn't you...Did you forget?
All good stuff. But, the reality is, it's just as easy to be totally overwhelmed by good stuff as it is to be overwhelmed by bad. The reality is this: Sometimes, there are so many voices speaking at us at once, that we fail to hear the one voice we need to hear. It's easy to get into sensory overload. Take all the great people who tend to "say what they need to say", throw in a little television, some music on the iPod, a little talk radio, catch a movie, check some emails...and you've got sensory overload.
And, of all the voices that get crowded out, the first to go is that still small voice, as it's referred to in the scripture. God never screams at us. He never demands our full attention. He just says, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest". That last word is the key. REST. All these other voices tire us, overwhelm us, make us anxious, make our to-do list unbearable. Not-so with the still small voice. It calms our fears. It says, peace, be still. We know when we're listening to His voice when we are not weary or heavy laden. When we are rested and ready for what life has to bring.
Are you weary and over-whelmed and feel like there's too much on your plate for three of you? Then I don't know everything about your life, but I do know one thing...you're listening to the wrong voices.
Turn some things off today...and listen. Listen to the quietest voice. There's plenty of voices with too much to say, too much to say.... Turn them off. Get somewhere that you can hear the voice of God. It's really the only one that matters.
All good stuff. But, the reality is, it's just as easy to be totally overwhelmed by good stuff as it is to be overwhelmed by bad. The reality is this: Sometimes, there are so many voices speaking at us at once, that we fail to hear the one voice we need to hear. It's easy to get into sensory overload. Take all the great people who tend to "say what they need to say", throw in a little television, some music on the iPod, a little talk radio, catch a movie, check some emails...and you've got sensory overload.
And, of all the voices that get crowded out, the first to go is that still small voice, as it's referred to in the scripture. God never screams at us. He never demands our full attention. He just says, "Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest". That last word is the key. REST. All these other voices tire us, overwhelm us, make us anxious, make our to-do list unbearable. Not-so with the still small voice. It calms our fears. It says, peace, be still. We know when we're listening to His voice when we are not weary or heavy laden. When we are rested and ready for what life has to bring.
Are you weary and over-whelmed and feel like there's too much on your plate for three of you? Then I don't know everything about your life, but I do know one thing...you're listening to the wrong voices.
Turn some things off today...and listen. Listen to the quietest voice. There's plenty of voices with too much to say, too much to say.... Turn them off. Get somewhere that you can hear the voice of God. It's really the only one that matters.
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