5 Ways to Find Quiet in a Noisy World

Most days it seems like the world is screaming at me. Phones ding, inboxes fill up, work and family demands pile higher and higher. Everything feels so loud.

And all I want to do is sit in the quiet I can’t seem to find.

Does your life feel loud?

Here are 5 simple ways to find quiet when life feels noisy:

Open Your Bible

Yes, it really is that simple. The Bible is the living Word of God. Opening His Word invites a quiet in your soul that nothing else can manufacture. His presence is the quiet your soul is seeking.

I know it feels hard sometimes. There’s no time and life is busier by the second. I’ve had seasons where I’ve left my Bible open on the kitchen counter, catching a glimpse of a scripture or phrase as I grabbed plates for dinner or cleaned up another spill. You can’t find these moments if your Bible is collecting dust on a shelf. (Believe me, I know.) 

Even a moment in the Word is better than waiting for the perfect circumstances for a Bible time. Perfect never comes. Embrace the moments.

Step Away

Sometimes a few steps is all it takes. When the house is spinning crazy, step outside. When the kids are so loud in the car, take a minute outside after loading the groceries. When work is screaming, leave the phone on your desk and go to the restroom. Removing yourself from the noise does more than bring quiet. It changes your perspective and fortifies you to go back. 

I’m not the only mama that’s hidden in the bathroom in the middle of a long day. Yes, the kids always find you, but savor the moment.

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Shut It Down

Technology screams louder than our people do sometimes. It’s so easy to think we are more efficient when we are always available, always doing, always multitasking. If that’s how we use technology we are letting anyone with our email address or phone number decide how we go about our day. Choose your technology times wisely. Set times to shut down the technology and you eliminate a large part of the noise.

Exhale

It sounds simple, too simple. But the power of breathing is not to be dismissed. In the midst of all of Job’s trials in the Bible he declares, “The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life,” (Job 33:4). When we are longing for life in the midst of trials it is the breath of God that brings what we are looking for.

Be Quiet

This might be the hardest one for me. As the ring leader of this circus, I seem to be talking all the time. And when I’m not talking, I’m doing. Dishes, laundry, work, school forms, it never ends.

But you can stop. Stop talking for a few minutes. Stop doing all the things. Just be still and invite God’s presence. Check out the September 27 entry of this book. Read it like God is speaking to you.

Relax in My Everlasting Arms. Your weakness is an opportunity to grow strong in awareness of My Almighty Presence. When your energy fails you, do not look inward and lament the lack you find there. Look to Me and My sufficiency; rejoice in My radiant riches that are abundantly available to help you.

Sarah Young

No matter how loud life feels, you can find quiet and peace.

Discover 5 simple ways to find more quiet and peace in your busy life. These tips calm the chaos and make life better.

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Author: Rebecca Hastings

Rebecca is a writer and speaker encouraging women to find real faith that works in real life. A wife and mother of three in Connecticut, she can often be found typing words, driving her kids places or wherever there is chocolate.

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