Lisening to the Silence

     Are you ever not doing something? I know my life is usually jam packed and if it's not then I make sure that it is. This day in age is a busy one. We are always checking our phones, facebook, email, watching TV, listening to the radio, jamming to your iPod. We are constantly partaking in something.

     But how often do we really stop and listen to the silence? So often we are making sure that we do everything we can so we can make sure we miss out on as little as possible. But when we do that we are actually missing out on so much more than if we hadn't done them at all. I mean... when you are so busy listening to the world, how can you listen to God?

      Back at Camp Challenge I realized I needed to emphasize more on praying. Something, at that time, I hadn't done much of. So one morning I woke 2 hours early and couldn't go back to sleep so I figured well I'll just go get my shower and get it out of the way, come back and go to sleep.  So I treeded the long sloped walk of the East Hill, got my shower and came back. But I still couldn't sleep. So I realized God was saying "You've been thinking about prayer for a reason now go do it." So I went to the farthest corner of the front forty, the feild closest to the camp. And as i got closer i noticed there was a cross were I had decided I'd go pray. So I went kneeled at the cross and prayed. But it had rained the night before so it was all muddy, it was a long walk, and i just didn't feel this was the place for me.

     Later that day I had some free time and had heard about an ampa theatre in the middle of the camp. I noticed a trail leading into the woods behind the pulpit. And I like hiking so I followed it. It lead to the creek that runs through the camp and there was a large slate bed breaking the water, so I sat on it. I had found my place to pray. It was so sereene. while you could still hear the camp it, itself was so quite. Her I heard the Lord. All I got from it was "you will find your calling here". And as I've said, I was later lead to go into youth ministries.

     So stop to listen to the silence. I know that if you stop figiting, and paying attention to the now, the things going on around you, your friends. Then you will hear the voice of God. Now shut off this computer, and go to the silence. Your place of rest. And take time to listen.