Saturday I spent about five hours in my basement with a gas powered pressure washer cleaning mold and old paint off the walls, prepping it for drylock. Alan Steinl, a friend from church, let me use his pressure washer. This particular pressure washer has a HUGE gas tank. So I started with a full tank of gas and warm feet. 2 1/2 hours and frozen toes later, the gas tank finally ran dry, and the pressure washer shut off... and there was silence.
In that moment I was reminded of Psalm 46:10 "Be Still and Know that I am God." How often do we try to grab time with God on the run, in the middle of the noise? How effective is that time? How refreshing are those moments when we can be in the silence? There are times when my wife calls me at the office, and becasue of what is on my desk, or what is on my computer screen, she doesn't get my attention. She knows that, and I know that, and that isn't good! How often does God have to speak to me through the noise and clutter of life?
The frustrating thing is that I know this lesson! It amazes me how often I have to be reminded! I hope this is a reminder and an encouragement to you. Struggle mightily to create the environment to meet God in silence. He is longing to be with you.
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