Hearing God

We've been going through a sermon series and small group studies about hearing God over the past two weeks and its reminded me of something that I seem to forget quite often. I like to keep my life loaded with stuff going on all the time and (for those of you who know me you'll agree) I love to listen to my music loud and "sound bathe". All of this presents an interesting question, how can I hear God with all of this noise going on? The answer is that I can't. We read 1 Kings Chap. 18 last night at small group and it reminded me that although God can speak through wind, earthquakes, and fires (I've seen that one 1st hand), but he mostly speaks in a still small voice. I think that much of our frustration, as the church in America, about not hearing God is our own fault. If we would stop all the running, turn off the noise, and be still and know that he is God; how much more effective could we be for the kingdom of God? God what do I need to stop doing that is keeping me from hearing you?
We got the place and time for the wedding stuff locked in. So I'm ready to finish the details so we can enjoy this time. We're heading to the Atl for my cousin Tiffany's wedding this weekend and to catch a Braves game on Sunday. Lexus Level seats, oh yeah!