30 Minutes Of Silence!! Can You Do It??

I attended a Bible Class a few years ago that was led by a lady known as "Mama Sue". There is a Christian group called "Everlife", that is made up of 3 singing sisters. Mama Sue is their mother, and I had the privilege of meeting her, and getting to know her a few years ago. Unfortunately, as life goes, I have since lost touch with her, but I will never forget this one thing she taught me from her class. She was challenging us to get closer to God, and she told us about "30 Minutes Of Silence". I have blogged about this before, but it never gets old, and always worth repeating. The idea behind "30 Minutes Of Silence" is to go into a dark room (make sure no lights are on or any sounds to distract you. The BIG distraction being cell phones!! At least that is for me! So TURN IT OFF!!), or closet, shut the door, and sit and pray for 30 minutes in complete silence!! 30 minutes!! Do you think you can do it?? We sit and watch TV or movies for hours, and think nothing of that, but can we talk to the Lord our God for a mere 30 minutes? I challenge you to try it! You talk about a "jolt" from God, and bringing you right to his feet. I have done this, and I can't even explain to you the "high" you'll get. It's like nothing you've ever experienced before. Sometimes we say we pray, but do we really?? For me, something always distracts me, and I don't feel like I REALLY talk to God. I know you all know what I'm talking about, we've all been there. So I place before you this challenge. Give it a try this week. An even bigger challenge?? Start making it a part of your daily routine! Think you can do it? Oh if we could ONLY give the time to God that we do the pleasures of this world!! Place all your cares and problems on God! He WANTS us to give it all to him!! Psalm 46:10 "Be STILL, and know that I am God!!" If you try this, I would LOVE to hear your experience! Have a blessed day!