Getting An Earful

This week, the kids are participating in VBS at a local church.  This gives me five free mornings and I could not be happier about it (sorry kids!).

Yesterday, I made a long list of things to accomplish and then only got about a third of them done.

I did some writing, went to the post office, called some of my online University students, and read a few chapters in a new book I am reading.

And then, I attempted to have quiet time.  I say attempted because our neighbors (who are clearly in the "pharmaceutical distribution" business) were attempting to continue a very heated discussion.  I learned more about them than I needed to know.  Wanted to know.  Should know.

I sat there with my Bible, completely forgetting to listen to God's voice, and listened instead to the angry voices from next door.

Sometimes the "whisper" of God is drowned out by the shouts of the world.  My job is to listen to Him and not be distracted by the drama of the things around me.  The Psalmist encourages me to hear His voice and maintain a soft heart:

Psalm 95

⁶ Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
⁷ for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸ “Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,
    as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,
⁹ where your ancestors tested me;
I hope you have a great day.  I am going to attempt to be an active listener again today.  This time, if the heated discussions begin next door, I have some earplugs :)

Thanks for listening :) Amberly