Silence
We talked about silence and resting in God at church tonight. This is something that I’m horrible at.
I think silence scares me.
Or maybe I just know how to be quiet and listen.
I’m committing myself to having at least five minutes of silence a day for the next week. This is going to be a time where all I do is listen.
No lists. No agenda’s. Just quality time with my creator.
I’d love some accountability with this. Does anyone want to do this challenge with me?
Jessica said,
June 9, 2008 at 3:41 am
Im in! I’ll keep you posted on how it goes… this is a big problem for me…. Im with you, I think Silence scares the crap out of me!
Ricky Cook said,
June 9, 2008 at 5:18 am
Count me in. This is tough. Even when I want to be quiet before God, my personal thoughts fill up and race towards what God wants to say to me therefore somehow nullifying what He is actually saying. I can’t quite get free of my personal agenda even when I try! Looking forward to this endeavor.
brandiandboys said,
June 9, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I’m in…I’ve got to focus on being intentional. Thanks for the accountability!
Rachel said,
June 9, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I’m in… scary as that may be…
Nicki Robins said,
June 9, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ok, I can do this! I know I can!
Jared Woodard said,
June 9, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Im in! For the first time in awhile,the other day i was driving,and just turned off the radio.It was strangley calming to hear nothing but the wind coming through the windows. I need to start doing that more….
Ricky Cook said,
June 10, 2008 at 3:39 am
Okay, I went out for a quick 15 minute walk of solitude around Centennial Park today. When I went back in to my office and to the kitchen to get some lunch, I found that my lunch stash had been thrown out by the janitorial staff over the weekend. Now c’mon, was I being told that ‘Man doesn’t live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God’.
krista said,
June 10, 2008 at 4:09 am
count me in
Laura Morris said,
June 10, 2008 at 12:09 pm
OK…so I tried the five minute thing before bed last night….not a good idea when you are sitting in the bed in your pj’s…I woke up about 20 minutes later…today I am going to try it in a different setting
Stephanie said,
June 17, 2008 at 11:24 am
Count me in! Even when I try to sit quietly I can’t help but think about a million other things.