The Sounds of Silence

Woke up this morning listening to the sounds of silence. The sound of silence I heard was the fan running in the heater. There are sounds all around us that we seldom hear; running motors, falling water, the breeze, distant traffic rumble. Any sound that is continuous, our ears can tune out. It keeps us being bombarded with insignificant information. To hear those sounds we usually have to make a conscious effort to listen to them. Yes there are times when we become fixated on a sound that is continuous and it becomes a distraction, but normally we just tune out any sound that goes on very long.
God's voice can be like that. God speaks to us through every one of his creations. In the song of the bird, the rush of wind through the trees branches, the voice of a friend, the daily read Bible. And God speaks to us in sights as well, sunset, sunrise, noonday sun, midnight moon. God is continuously speaking to us, prompting us to praise Him, showing us the person in need, encouraging us to speak a word of encouragement to an acquaintance.
It thus becomes our responsibility to intentionally listen for God. God's voice is not an occasional prompting in a loud voice, a sudden revelation in scripture. It is a continual whisper in our ear. The prophet heard the still small voice of the Lord. God's voice was not in the loud and brazen, it was still and small and had been there all along just waiting for the prophet to hear.
That is the way it is for us. There is much clamor and noise around us vying for our attention. But we need to listen for God's still, small consistent voice. He is always there for us.