Quietness

"He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'"
-Psalm 46:10
     One night I came home fairly late in the night. I forget what exactly I was doing, but I had arrived home when it was really dark and quiet. I stepped out of the car, and before I went into my house, I just stopped. I stood outside my house, and enjoyed the peace and quiet. The only sounds I could hear were some passing cars and the night animals. After a couple minutes, I finally went inside.
     As I lied in my bed getting ready to fall asleep, I thought about those few minutes of quietness. It's so rare for me to have moments like that. In this day and age, there are so many distractions available to me. I can watch TV, surf the internet, play a video game, text a friend, listen to music, etc. My life is full of things that rob me of the moments of quietness.
     I believe that one of the reasons Jesus prayed early in the morning is that there are no distractions. Whenever I go to prayer meetings at 5:30am, it is so quiet. Most people are still sleeping, the sun is just starting to rise, and stores are closed. When I pray early in the morning, I am much less distracted. I don't have to worry about the rest of the day because there is nothing for me to do so early in the morning.
     Psalm 46:10 says "be still, and know that I am God". This verse is so much more applicable to us now than ever before. With so many distractions around us, it seems harder and harder to find quiet time before God. However, the quietness is the best time to meet with God. In fact, because it's so much harder to find quietness, it's so much sweeter when you do. Those few minutes outside of my house were so precious because they are so rare. Find time where you can be still and quiet before God. That's not only a challenge for you, but for me. I'm guilty of having so many things distracting me from God. I want to intentially create times of quietness before my God.
-Smart