Silencing the Talking Head
One of my goals this past year has been to get quiet enough to hear God’s voice. The Bible says that the sheep know the voice of their shepherd but often I find that even if I am hearing God’s voice I’m not following it because there are twenty other voices trying to capture my attention. When I become lost in that chaos everything seems a lot bigger and more dramatic than it actually has to be and I lose sight of the rock solid foundation that God provides for my life.
The truth is with God everything is fairly simple, he isn’t a God of chaos and when I tune in to what he’s saying and cancel out all of the other voices in my head life is nicer. There isn’t a lot of worry or confusion and all of my fear just evaporates away. The trick is silencing my talking head.
When it comes to going home (which I do in less than 3 months) I am tempted to be tangled up and lost in my fears. What is it going to be like to re-enter ‘normal’ society again? What if I don’t fit in anymore? Or worse, what if I travelled all the way around the world only to go home and nothing is the same as anymore? What if I can’t figure out what to do next? What if’s are vicious and I could entertain a lot of them, especially at this point in my World Race.
The other day someone made a really good point-so what?
So what if I don’t fit in anymore, why does that matter? I belong to a crazy, upside down and backward kingdom -I shouldn’t fit in. So what if nothing is the same, God never changed. So what if you can’t figure out what to do next? God is good through every season and that just means you have to trust him more. All of the stuff that I’m tempted to get uptight about is really not a big deal when you factor God into the equation.
This morning I read a note that someone posted on the kitchen door that sums up the essence of what God has been trying to get through my thick skull these past 9 months. He never changes; never. So all of the things we say about God – that he is our strength, our comfort, our guide, our joy, our peace, our counselor… All of that is a guarantee that is constantly and forever available to us.
We are always held up by his strength, are constantly assured of his comfort and his guidance. Our joy and our peace are steadfast-nothing can take them away. And we always have someone to talk to who understands and counsels us. Those things are promised to us 24/7, 365 days a year. 100% Guaranteed.
That gives us a lot of freedom.
We are free to let go of worry, to look for the silver lining and always expect the best. To dream big and relax because God has it all under control and there is absolutely nothing TO worry about. He gives us such freedom… Such beautiful freedom; if only we could silence our talking heads and trust him. Once again, that is the tricky part.
PS: Chris you are my HERO!!!
