Silence

Tim and I are in a great small group this year. We watched a video last week on silence in your life and how we need more of it and how we make little time for it. It really was an inspiring video. It was about how we fill our lives with so much business and we don’t make time for silence and to hear God’s word. We challenged everyone in our group to try and make more time for silence and then we would report back about how it went. Some people took TV completely out of their week, which I was very impressed with. Others didn’t get on their computers at night. Some didn’t listen to the radion in their cars to and from work. If you think about it, we fill our lives with so much meaningless TV, will feel like we’re going to miss out. We also become so apart of peoples lives that don’t matter and make no difference in ours. I know I’m guilty of it. Well Tim and I tried to cut out TV not completely but a lot more than we usually watch and it was really cool experience. We had more meaningful conversations, one which lead to an argument but mostly really good deeper conversation. I talked more to friends in family on the phone. We spent a lot of time on our deck enjoying the beautiful weather. We got house work done and were more organized. It’s amazing how much more you can accomplish in those hours than in front of the TV or computer. One couple in our group got to bed earlier and felt more rested. It was a great challenged and Tim and I hope to continue making more silence in our life. I hope to read more, talk more to Tim, take walks in our neighborhood and strengthen all my relationships especially my one with God. What can you do to have more silence in your life?