America is on high speed all the time non stop go, go, go. We have drive-thru's for faster service, and we are always connected to the world via. cell phones, computers, and so much more. This high speed life has caused us to be disconnected to one another. Why have we become a non-social society where we no longer care about human interaction. We would rather go through the self check out lane at Wal-Mart, and we try to avoid people as we pass by them by staring at the floor. What happened? I feel this disconnect of human interaction has caused us to be disconnect from God. Technology has severed our closeness with the Father. We read of the fist century church with amazement of how they heard God. They spent time meditating on His word and they prayed with one another. Read Acts 4:23-31.
A few years ago I went on a prayer retreat with my friend Darrell and the first day was touchier for us we did not know what to do or to talk about. We had just spent several hours in a car with one another so the small talk was done. We went to a monastery, so no TV to entertain us. We sat around looking at one another not sure what to do. The second day of the retreat we spent 5 hours with the Lord in silence and by the end of that day we could sit, read, and we talked about our day with the Lord. We did it without the restlessness that we had when we first arrived. The retreat ended on the third day and we felt another day would have been really productive. We had begun to hear God and feel His Spirit move in us. I tell this story one to remind myself to slow down and hear God whisper. Two so maybe you will slow down and draw near the saviour.
What is stopping you from hearing from the Lord. What can you let go of to slow your life down. A word of caution, when the Lord speaks he does not call us to safety, but to be a barbarian for His kingdom. For a more on being a Barbarian read "Barbarian way" By Erwin McManus.
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