Be still and know that I am God!  These are the words The Sons of Korah (Temple Assistants) wrote in Psalm 46 as they pondered God’s strength and refuge when they are confronted by troubles.  A number of times during our lunch Bible study the topic of life’s every day noise level is discussed.  We talk about how the busyness and noise of our lives rob us of our hearing God and knowing God.  The Bible is clear that God wants to have a relationship with us through the reading of His Word - the Bible, His soft talk to us through our minds and conscience, and through our prayers to Him.  Jesus Himself stated that we are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind.  How are we to love God if we hardly communicate with Him? 

The primary step is to identify areas that fill our lives and leave little or no time for God.  These areas might be watching television, listening to the radio, or surfing the internet.  We can fill hours with these entertaining devices and then at the end of the day say, ”we have no time for God”.  We can spend our time with hobbies, playing sports or video games, or immerse ourselves in our work, then at the end of the day say, ”we have no time for God”. Maybe we fill our days with admirable things, such as carting our children to a host of activities, and serving on every Church and PTO committee we can find, then at the end of the day say, “we have no time for God”.  With most of us, we find that it is not one thing that consumes our time, but a combination of four or five things that we do to fill up our day.  We never seem to have enough time to do everything we want, so prioritizing and balance are the keys to spending time with God. 

Jesus is our prime example of spending time with His Heavenly Father.  The Bible tells us that Jesus would often rise early in the morning and pray to the Father.  Jesus also teaches, in the Sermon On The Mount written in Matthew 6:6, that when we pray we should go to a secret place, a closet, and shut the door.  In this way we might seek our Heavenly Father in a quiet secluded place away from all distractions.

As we travel through this busy noisy life, and reach our journeys end, may we find that death is only a small hiccup in our communication and friendship with God.  May God bless us as we seek to grow closer to Him.