Meeting God in the Stillness

• By candidasullivan
• November 27, 2025
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Do you make time for God?

I wish I could say that I always do. I want to always say yes… but sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I allow the busyness of life to steal my precious moments with God. And when that happens, I feel stressed, overwhelmed, and disconnected. I can tell when I’m rushing through my day instead of resting in Him.

I love the still, small voice of God. When He speaks, it feels like peace drops into my soul. But to hear Him, I have to separate myself from the noise of the world. God doesn’t yell over distractions, televisions, or busy thoughts. Sometimes we simply need to sit in silence, breathe, go for a walk, or quiet ourselves enough to listen.

God doesn’t yell at me. He doesn’t interrupt or talk over the noise. But when I quiet myself and actually desire to hear from Him, then He speaks to me — clearly, gently, and without confusion. His instructions are usually so simple that we stumble over them. Sometimes it’s as simple as love more, apologize, slow down, or be still.

When I first started writing, I thought I needed a perfect idea before I could begin. I waited for inspiration, but it didn’t come. Then I realized all I needed to do was sit down, be quiet, and let God settle my mind. As my thoughts slowed, the words came. I didn’t need to think harder — I needed to listen better.

Now, my goal is to give myself more quiet time with God.
I want to be silent so He can speak to me.
I want to get myself out of the way — meaning I want to quiet my own thoughts, worries, and plans — so I can hear the voice of my Lord.
I want to live in the present moment and actually enjoy my life.
I want to be guided by God’s wisdom, not my stress.
I want to know Him more, so I need to spend more time with Him.

When my life gets hectic and I start to skip time with God, I’m going to ask myself these questions:

If I knew that the God of the whole Universe would meet with me, talk to me, and guide me, would I show up?
What could be more important than time with Him?

Time with God doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens because we choose Him — the same way He chose us.