Every single day I am bombarded by information. While I am certainly glad for the news and the on-time information, much of it are opinions, disinformation, and just plain lies. I have a smartphone….like many other people ..and it seems that I am tracked all the time. If I search for a rug, I am bombarded by advertisers selling rugs.

I just want a few minutes to think. STOP.. my mind cries out. ENOUGH.

How about a few minutes to hear me. To think. To meditate on something other than what others want me to think.

I am a sheep among wolves. So I have to make some changes in my lifestyle.

1. Awake early and take a few minutes- maybe an hour to focus and get direction from my Maker for the day.
2. Avoid the noise …some are unavoidable, work, family, friends. But I have to control and coordinate in my favor.
3. Take one step at a time and breathe.

Let His word lead us to REST in Him always.

Ps 37:7-8 says “Be still before Adonai; wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way succeeds because of their wicked plan. Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.” (CJB)

Ps 23:1-3- “Adonai is my shepherd; I lack nothing.  He has me lie down in grassy pastures,
he leads me by quiet water,  he restores my inner person. He guides me in right paths
for the sake of his own name. ” (CJB)

Ps 62: 6-9: “ My soul, wait in silence for God alone, because my hope comes from him.  He alone is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I won’t be moved.  My safety and honor rest on God. My strong rock and refuge are in God.  Trust in him, people, at all times; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” (CJB)

Isa 40:28-31: “Haven’t you known, haven’t you heard that the everlasting God, Adonai, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not grow tired or weary?
His understanding cannot be fathomed.  He invigorates the exhausted, he gives strength to the powerless.  Young men may grow tired and weary, even the fittest may stumble and fall;  but those who hope in Adonai will renew their strength, they will soar aloft as with eagles’ wings; when they are running they won’t grow weary, when they are walking they won’t get tired.” (CJB)

My prayer is that we find rest in the Lord Jesus Christ in the midst of a generation that suffers from information overload and a host of noise frequencies. We have to learn to tune in to that which is really relevant and productive and to tune out the things that distract. Amen