Silence

I was gone for the past week counseling at a camp called silver birch ranch. it was an amazing week. God spoke to me in so many ways at that camp, and helped remind me of a lot of things. It feels great to be back on the right track.
One lesson i was reminded of was the importance of silence. I had many opportunities while i was there to have silent times alone with God and he really spoke to me. I had forgotten about how important it was to have that time...to give God the chance to speak to you. as I explained to my girls when we were discussing silence....its not something thats easy at first. its a learned skill. it takes time, practice, patience, and determination. but in the end its totally worth it. I explained how silence is important because its giving God a chance to speak to us. its as important to listen to Gods voice as it is to speak to him. just like any other relationship-its a two way street. you cant have a truly good relationship with only one person speaking, it has to go both ways. I think its sad how the importance of silence is not talked about enough. So often we hear about the importance and power of prayer but silence is equally powerful and important to our relationship with God.
So I'm trying to remember to spend more time being silent with God and letting the relationship be two sided, instead of doing all the talking.