10,000 Hours....42 Days With Jesus-Listening To His Voice

When I first proposed shutting down the television (or at least minimizing it, social media, and surfing the web) the idea was to free up more time with the Lord.  My husband and I have personally had that.

The first day we cut off the television was very strange.  However breaking the habit of turning it on as soon as we walked in the house or our bedroom did not take as long as I imagined.  After just a few days it was actually nice to have a house that was...

...QUIET.

To hear my own thoughts, my children speaking to me, the sounds of life without the blaring of the TV was  a very welcome change.

What I did not anticipate was being more receptive to God's conviction.

As I have spent more time in the Bible and my thoughts more focused on my God I also find my spiritual ears more open to His voice.  

That still small voice...

I am hearing things that God had been speaking all along but without the distractions it is somehow clearer or maybe I'm just paying attention.

My family loves movies.  We are a creative bunch and movies add fuel to our imagination as we create dramas.  But even as I write that seems like such an insult to God.  Do we need Hollywood to inspire our creativity when the God of all creation is living in us?  Why must I be entertained by the same things that entertain the world?

The word entertain basically means (among other things) to captivate or hold ones attention.  Can I not be entertained by God Himself?  Can He and He alone captivate my attention...my heart?

There is nothing more wonderful than hearing the voice of God.  Than thinking on Him and meditating on His Word.

42 Days out of the year to focus on God.

Is that enough?