Distraction

So often we ask God "where are you?", "why have you left?", "why can't I hear you?". Most of the time, He's right there, but it's our noise that keeps Him out.

How are we supposed to hear God when our minds and our hearts are bombarded with spam every second? We worship the time on our phones instead of taking time away from our phones to worship God, and then we get angry when we don't hear from him.

But he's right there...

If you could hear Him, He's saying "slow down" ,"I never left you, you left Me".

Since when did a small rectangle become more powerful than the Word of God? Than time spent with God? How is it that our society says they couldn't possibly live without their phone, they'd be lost without their phone, but they can live without God? I can't.

I've spent the last three weeks distracted, pulled away from my purpose, prioritizing things that don't matter, wasting countless hours numbing myself scrolling on my phone and then asking God, 'Where are You?'

When it was really God who should have been asking me that question.

I neglected my quiet time. I used the excuse, 'I'm tired, I don't feel good, I want to spend more time with my husband'. What if God used those excuses on us?

I heard your prayer but I can't answer right now; I'm busy.

Sorry, give me just a minute; I'm watching a TikTok.

Hold on; I have an important phone call.

I have plans with someone else; sorry.

God is busier than we can ever imagine; He has billions of people to watch over, listen to, and love. And yet, HE NEVER LEAVES. He never tells us 'In a minute', He is never too busy for us. So what is our excuse?

We don't want to make time for Him. We enjoy the instant gratification we get from our phone. The busyness keeps the things we don't want to deal with away. If we load our schedule, we don't have time to address our grief, sadness, or our fears. If we spend time with God, He will look at our heart. He will see our brokenness and He will fix it. But that is painful and uncomfortable, and we don't want to do that. So we turn on our phones, we numb our minds, we schedule another meeting and then we go to bed wondering where God went.

God has been there the whole time. You've been too distracted to see Him, to feel Him , to hear Him.

If you're like me, you need a break from all the noise so you can hear God again.

Put the phone down, carve out some time in your day, and invite Him into it.

Make room for Jesus.

Make Jesus the one you cant live without.

Replace your phone with His Word.

Seek Him.

Find the quiet in all the noise.

You will find Him there. He is everywhere, and He will never leave.

God Bless,

Abby