Is it quiet?

I've decided to get back to writing. I feel a little grieved and uneasy this week for some reason. Lots of changes are taking place in our country and having a birthday made me more aware of how short life is.Often just writing about it is calming. I tell myself nothing stays the same in this life although we would love it to but then we wouldn't grow up or grow in wisdom. God though is always with us yet at times He seems very quiet. That could be because we often have so much noise around He must have to yell to get our attention. His voice though is often quiet and calm so perhaps the first thing we can do to connect is to cut off everything around us..but don't most of us find that scary..I do...the quietness? As a child there was always noise in our home. My mom always had the television going or the radio so quietness to me is often a frightening place. I do think of cutting off the noise yet when I try I chicken out. This fear of silence gets in the way of my talking with God. I have found though that mornings will work for me, they are quiet and are a great time to have a God chat yet isn't it funny that the phone will ring or something will disturb the peace and quiet when you finally get there. The enemy really likes to play games and we fall for it. The Lord says seek him early, He knows that if we start our day in prayer and dialogue with Him our day will go smoother and our thoughts will be on him. When we don't it seems we fall into flesh more - we didn't get His shield of protection on. If silence is too much for you, another way to reach that peaceful and quiet area we need in connecting with God is through music. Turn on Christian radio or music that will take you to His door. That works for me too. It doesn't necessarily mean soft quiet music. Find the music that speaks your language not the music you think your church or favorite pastor would like, this is about you and Jesus. Listen to the message and listen for God to speak. Even though we live in a noisy and often chaotic world, God is still speaking.He has plans for us and He doesn't want us discouraged or distracted. Jesus want's us focused on Him so we must make it a priority to spend those moments with Him and also take Him with us during our day. As I said He never leaves us, often though we move away a bit thinking he won't see some things we do but He see's everything and those "everythings" often don't please Him yet He continues to love us. Let's talk to him about our failures and joys, He's listening and He's answering.