Just shut up! :)

This morning I was running late for school and I had to shave...I know what you are thinking: "Davide, shave what?". Don't make fun of me because I can count my facial hair :). Anyway, so in order to do it faster I put some techno music on my ipod and shaved. I don't know about you, but when I listen to techno it just makes me feel like I am Superman! Very bad thing for me to do is to listen to techno while driving! :-S
And then I'm driving to school ready to ace my math test (which one hour later I find out being a total fail) listening to Anberlin's song "A Whisper and a Clamor". Great song that has been stuck in my mind for the past couple of days.
While doing that I was wondering how we are always surrounded by noise in our lives.
If we are among people we are surrounded by noise, if we are by ourselves we create our own noise! Do we hate silence??

While thinking about that a verse came to my mind, which is Psalm 46:10 ("Be still and know that I am God").
I think that often we forget that God speaks in the silence, also because if we are surrounded by noise it is harder to hear someone talk to us.
Silence for me is a distraction, because it allows my mind to wander far, very far...I really want to learn to be quiet myself in front of the Lord and hear Him talk, trying to keep my mind focused.

I also think this verse says something else. So many times we cry out to God, asking Him to do things for us, to give us what we need, to heal a family member or friend, and when we do not see an answer right away, we just keep whining and asking God to speed up. In this verse God is pretty much saying this (according to the N.D.T. = New Davide's Translation): "Dood, I am God...so how about you be quiet and see what I can do??". So many times we miss it because we are not patient enough and because we are too busy complaining.
So next time, how about we shut our mouth and let God work? I bet we will be amazed by the things he will do!