So occasionally I will borrow material from others, especially when I find it speaks to me profoundly and personally. In this case, it’s about learning how to slow down and to cultivate silence in a world full of hurry and noise. Now that all the usual four-letter words are so commonplace, the only word that feels like a curse word is silence. Yet silence is where God most often speaks.

Here’s something I found from Kairos Pastor Mike Harder about how to slow down and be still before God:

“Here is one way you can slow down. Try the CPR method: Choose, Pray, Read)

1. Choose 15 minutes today to focus on God. It could be before you eat breakfast or at lunch. 

2. Pray. Tell God what you are available for whatever he wants you to do. 

3. Read a Bible Passage. If you need a suggestion, choose a Psalm. Psalm 27 is a great place to start.”

If you want a place to start to hear from God, you won’t go wrong with God’s revealed word, the Bible. I’ve always heard that a good practice is to read through the Proverbs each month. Also, you can read through the Psalms in roughly five months with one per day (and maybe a few days for Psalm 119).

The point is to be intentional about creating space in your schedule for God to speak. If you don’t have time for God, it’s probably because God isn’t a priority to you. You always make time for what matters most. Always.

This may be a way to revive your spiritual life if it has grown stale or stagnant. Above everything else, God honors those who continually seek Him as though their lives depended on it. Because honestly, they do.