Noise

Praise be to God for all this lovely rain and for those who were inconvenienced by the rain while sitting in traffic, more praise for God being so good to grant you some silent time with him. And for those still stuck in traffic and reading this, shame on you for only thinking about yourself, switch off, and start have a conversation with God. You will be surprised.

Wow is all I can say about Rob Bell’s short but silent DVD “Noise”. I can even say it backwards - wow.

What a fresh and innovative approach. Those who missed Tuesday night get the DVD that is all I am going to say. I will let Rob continue from here …

Why is silence so hard to deal with?

Why is it so much easier for us to live our lives with a lot of things going on all the time than to just be in silence? We’re constantly surrounded with “voices” that are influencing us on how to think, feel, and behave. Movies, music, TV, Internet, cell phones, and a never-ending barrage of advertising. There’s always something going on. Always noise in our lives. But maybe there’s a connection between the amount of noise in our lives and our inability to hear God. If God sometimes feels distant to us, maybe it’s not because he’s not talking to us, but simply because we aren’t really listening.

Wow, again. How many times have I just rattled off my issues to God and not stopped to listen to what he has to say on the issues. How many times have I asked God for help and while he is showing me, I get the idea, push God aside try do it again on my own while God just stands there and says “.. but I have not finished showing you…”

To really HEAR God speak to us jumble the words of LISTEN and you’ll get….

wait for it …

SILENT

Yes wow again.