Make time to hear the “still, small voice”

My phone is broken.

While not being able to call friends, make plans or even schedule interviews with sources via telephone has been aggravating, I find myself missing something else.

I miss talking with my mom.

My mom has had a hard time with my brother and I both moving out of the house at the same time. To help ease the transition, I usually call her at least once a week, sometimes more. I still do it, even though we’ve been out in the college world for two years now.

And it’s not even a burden really. I enjoy talking to my mom about The Bachelor or venting about school.

But it’s been probably around a month since I’ve talked with her and while I don’t necessarily need to talk with her to get on with my life, I’ve finally found myself missing that connection. She feels even farther away than before.

And then it hit me this morning, keeping up with relationships and talking with people on a regular basis is important—just like making time for God is.

With my busy schedule, I rarely have time to read my bible on my own or actually sit down for more than a quick second prayer. Sure, I go to bible study, a Christian group, and church every week, but my personal one-on-one communication with God is lacking.

And just like my mom, He feels even farther away than before.

Now, I’m not saying I feel like my faith is dwindling or anything like that and I still feel God with me, but that personal connection where I swore I could almost hear his voice as clear as day is not as strong as it used to. And it’s my own fault.

Other Christians have said the same thing too before. And it’s true. If you don’t make time to sit down and focus on God by yourself, you are missing a huge component of what the personal relationship in Christianity is supposed to be about.

Being a Christian isn’t about going to church or making other Christian friends, who you have fun doing non-sinful activities with.

Being a Christian is that personal relationship with God. It’s a deep connection. It’s that relationship that saved us from our sins.

Don’t ignore it just because you don’t have a lot of time or because you’ll think you’ll do it later. It’s been said that God has a “still, small voice” for a reason. Do you think you can hear a still small voice if you work 24/7, hang out with friends, and blare loud music all the time?

Whether it’s five minutes, 30 or an hour, any time spent quietly reflecting and conversing with God is time well spent.

God is there to listen, but you need to initiate the conversation. But remember, a conversation is two ways. Are you able to pause for a second to just listen?

It may be a “small, still voice” but God will talk to you if you’re willing to shut up and listen.

And the best part? You can talk to God whenever. A broken phone won’t stand in your way at all.

Well, that is, unless you really want to talk to your mom.

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