Between the Noise and His Voice

His voice silences the noise, settles my mind, and steadies my heart.

For someone who is rarely short on words, I find myself a little quieter these days, especially in this online space. I’m longing for more face-to-face and heart-to-heart conversations, and that doesn’t happen in comment sections or by knee jerk reactions.

The chaos of the online noise is creating a chasm in real life relationships, and for one who craves connection, watching the bantering become bickering because of all the misunderstanding is just exhausting!

So, while I’m not loosing my voice, per se, I am finding my “inside voice” and learning how to use it in hopefully a God honoring, respectful, and effective way.

The external chaos and chatter has definitely influenced my internal dialogue and gray matter, but it has not silenced God’s voice in my heart. In fact, the more I press in to Him, through prayer and praise and opening His Word before opening an app on my phone, the louder and clearer his voice becomes.

His voice silences the noise, settles my mind, and steadies my heart.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7, ESV)

His voice is way more powerful than mine, or any other “voice” out there online.

So, instead of contributing to the chatter by weighing in on every matter, I’m posturing myself for prayer.

I’m kneeling so I won’t be controlled by what I’m feeling. I’m praying so the Holy Spirit can control what I’m saying.

“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.” (Proverbs 21:23, NIV)

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” (James 1:19, NIV)

My words to Him in prayer are far more powerful than any words online I share.

So, I’ll pray them before I say them…

and trust His voice to silence the noise, settle my mind, and steady my heart.

If this is resonating with you, here’s a practical thing you can do!

Part of this “pulling away” has given me more time to fast and pray. It’s given me more time to meditate on God’s Word, and I’m actually going to be doing that very intentionally this week as part of Spiritual September.

My dear friend, Courtney Brackin, of Sea Glass Mission, has been leading me and others through this challenge, and even though we’re halfway in, I encourage you to join us this week!

If you feel like your thoughts are scattered by all the online chatter, maybe God is calling you to silence the noise, settle your mind, and steady your heart, and I believe Courtney’s guided approach to meditating on God’s Word will be so helpful in doing this

Trust me, you can never go wrong by spending extended time in God’s Word.

So, what do you say? I’d love for you to join me and others this week as we meditate on God‘s Word. I’ve linked Courtney’s Instagram and website so you can learn more. Or simply comment below, and I will personally connect you and make sure you have everything you need to focus on God’s Word this week!