solitude

its awesome having someone with whom you can interact with and share our hopes and dreams with, and even our disappointments and concerns. the truth is GOD created us as beings who need to have that bond with other human beings. if HE didnt see the need for us to have some form of communion with other people, i believe strongly, that Adam may very well have been the only being on planet earth. but GOD in His infinite wisdom, placed people in our lives. (makes you realise how much more important people are..) and as a result of this need to relate with people, we find ourselves spending countless hours on gtalk, facebook, whatsapp, skype, mixit and all sorts of other social networks..
but despite the fact that GOD has endowed us with people with which to interact with, He still desires to bond with us as well. but how do we interact with GOD when there is all this noise surrounding us, when all we ever do is talk to each other and HE cant even get a word in edgewise.
while studying and reflecting on some of the great men and women in the Bible, i have come to realise that before greatness, came a time of quiet solitude.
each one of them had a time alone and in the stillness of that solitude GOD worked on each and everyone of them slowly but surely. look at Moses, after spending 40 years in the wilderness with sheep as his companions, GOD raised him up to be one of Israels greatest leaders. his willingness to suffer-long and offer his life in return for the disobedient Israelites was as a result of that quiet time spent listening to GOD.
 David.. after being anointed king of Israel in Saul's stead, had to spend some time fleeing for his life and most of that time in the caves. far away from the bustling sounds of the city and the people who praised him for his triumphs in battle. and it was at least 15 years after his anointing that he became king of Israel.
Elijah, John the Baptist.. and even Jesus... each one of them spent some time in quiet solitude.. waiting to hear from GOD, far away from all the hustle and bustle of city life.
now i'm not saying we should go to the wilderness and isolate ourselves from the people in our lives. but i do see a pattern when it comes to GOD speaking to people. it seems we hear HIM better when our focus is on HIM and nothing else is there to distract us.
so i'm learning to block out all the noise once in a while.. learning to listen and hear from GOD.. giving HIM quality time.. the time HE deserves.. even though at times there's this awkward silence.. and i dont know what to say to HIM.. just being in HIS presence is enough..
and the thing is.. everyone who comes out of spending time with GOD, rises to greatness.. in whatever sphere of life they may be in..
so that's me right now.. spending time with GOD :)
...nompi