Life is Noisy

Life is noisy. Radio. TV. Ipods. Internet. Cell phones. Traffic. Children. Problems. Stresses. Gossip. Etc, etc.

More specifically:
Songs remind us of pain and easy answers that will only create more problems and lingering issues.
Television shows that, although entertaining, provide an escape that only prolongs the things we are not willing to deal with in reality.
Facebook, Myspace and Blogging allow us to communicate our feelings, our hearts, posting to see who cares or responds and tracking others’ posts and status messages as well.
Cell phones allow us to text and receive texts to remind us we have friends, communicate without the nervousness to those we want to be more than friends and keep us updated with emails and in communication with people next door, in our community and overseas.
Sounds of cars bustling to where they need to be, truckers making a living, teenagers blaring their bass…..

On top of this noise we all have internal noise such as situations and circumstances weighing heavy on our minds, gossip we hear and contribute to, fears, jealousies and pains.

Life is noisy. When the noise gets to be too much and we begin to feel enveloped by the noise that will NOT cease how do we find the constant? Is it bottled up in 3 easy steps to happiness? No way.

In the midst of the noise the constant, unfailing love of Jesus is there. In the brief interludes of children crying and complaining for a toy at Wal-mart when a passerby smiles to let you know she’s been there before. In the email you receive from a friend as you find yourself Facebook-stalking, reminding you of your worth. In the middle of escaping into hours of television rather than something you should be working on and you are reminded of your faithful roomate who is sitting beside you enjoying the lazy afternoon also. Thankfulness is a constant…a constant choice. The choice to be thankful draws us up out of the noise into praise and honor of Christ who is His among us through His people and His spirit. When the noise surrounds you be thankful and assured in knowing that it does not have to overcome you and will not when you are aware of the constant. Relationships may fail, tragedy strike, illness befall you but Christ will be the constant.