Silence

Psalm 62:1 says, "My soul finds rest in God alone."

So after a few rough days I have had with Alyssa, I have felt a bit overwhelmed with my parenting (unrested maybe?). I was just doing my bible reading and remembered a devotion from not long ago that I had flagged, so I read it again. I am going to copy it for you to ponder:

Most babies don't sleep through the night in the first several months of life. Many others don't catch on for the entire first year--or even longer! Once they finally settle into some kind of decent pattern, other challenges kick in. Like disciplining a two (or three)-year-old, potty training and answering questions, questions, questions. Sometimes just the noise level is enough to send you over the edge. Where is peace? Where is quiet? Where is restoration?
In the above verse, the word rest literally means silence. Ah. Beautiful silence. When is the last time you heard it?
Sit on the stairs late at night after --finally-- all your children are in bed. Listen to the stillness of your home. Turn off the radio in the car after dropping the children off somewhere and take in the quiet. In unexpected moments of aloneness--when your sitting at a red light and your baby is asleep in the car seat, when you wake early for some reason one morning and no one else is yet stirring--resist the urge to fill the silence with noise. Pray. Listen. And let your soul find its rest in God alone.

Just thought this may help you today as it has helped me!

Tracy