Fitting God in
Is it just me or do we jam pack our lives so much that when we do have a few moments free time we actually don’t know what to do with ourselves.
I am going to go out there on a limb and say it again. We are too busy. So we we can’t no be busy. Our holidays are full of other busyness and activity just different from the norm. To get some down time we, watch TV an extremely stimulating experience, or go on the net.
If you are finding yourself bored, why? There is so much to do around us. I think what you are experiencing is that you are unsatisfied. All of the busyness around us can’t fulfill your deep and constant need for connection, rest and for peace.
We are busy distracting ourselves from anything that even resembles the still small voice of God in our lives. A while back at youth we practiced a prayer exercise called silence prayer. Not only do you close your eyes but you cover your ears and you are for once cut off from the world. It was a powerful experience for some. For me I was taken by the sound of my breath. Noise always drowns out our breath and I could also heart my heart beat. Breath has the same root word as Spirit and your heart beat pumps the blood through your body and is a symbol for life both in our society and in ancient times.
From being silent and drowning out the noise I was able to connect with the life that was flowing through me and the blessing that it is to be alive. I felt God’s presence in this experience in that as we breathe, God’s Spirit is moving through us and as my heart beats, my life blood brings me life.
How can we take for granted a life that is so precious and get caught up in such busyness and distraction? Take the time. close your eyes, cover your ears, get somewhere silent. You will feel more alive then any amount of busyness can bring you and you will hear God. Not on the outside but in you.
Take that and use it as appreciation for this life. Don’t waste it, don’t live it for yourself, take it and give it back to God to use it to do good.
The closer we get to that the more we will be satisfied and feel the peace and rest we so long for.
Grace and Peace
Adam
ben said,
June 2, 2009 at 1:07 am
it’s so true