Life rarely becomes quiet by itself.
The diary fills. The phone pings. Someone needs an answer. There is work to finish, food to prepare, people to care for and another task waiting before the last one is done.
Then we reach the evening and realise something important has been squeezed out. We wanted to spend time with God, but the day simply ran away.
Psalm 46:10 says:
“Be still, and know that I am God!”
That does not mean you need an hour of silence every morning. You may not have one.
Start smaller.
Find ten minutes.
Choose one chair. Open your Bible. Read a short Psalm or a few verses from one of the Gospels. Ask, “Lord, what are you saying to me?”
Then stop.
You do not have to fill every second with words.
Listen.
Let one truth stay with you. Pray a simple prayer. Then ask what one faithful step God might be inviting you to take.
The aim is not to impress God with your spiritual discipline. God is already near. You are simply making room to notice his presence and receive what he wants to give.
Ten minutes will not make every problem disappear.
But those minutes may change the person who walks into the problem.
Stillness can clear some of the fog. Scripture can give light for the next step. God’s presence can quiet fear.
And those small choices add up.
As I say in today’s devotional, ten faithful minutes with God can shape the other twenty-three hours of your day.
So don’t wait for life to become less busy.
Choose a time.
Choose a place.
Be still.
And begin.