I'm reading a new book called "Buck Naked Faith" by Eric Sandras that really got me to thinking about something. Maybe a large part of my struggle to really hear God consistently is my lack of the ability to focus or meditate on something for any long period of time.

Think about it. I (and probably many of you) have become very adept at consuming mass amounts of information everyday. Thousands of pieces of information flood our heads daily, and we've been forced to become experts at warp-speed processing. Sadly, in my own life, much of that information comes from constantly having the television on and switiching between FOX/CNN, the Astro's game, and a new episode of "Run's House" just so I can know the latest about everything. Then, I check GoogleNews at work and at home, never reading an entire article...instead, consuming just enough to understand a rough outline.

The problem is, I don't think that's how God is wanting to speak to me. Short snippets, raw facts, and thirty second conversations cannot be what the Father wants with me, and it's definitely not what my soul needs most. But how do we, how can I, turn this trend around?

Real, tangible things like leaving the television off when I walk into a room, driving without talk radio, and being okay with not knowing every single detail of pop culture and world events are a good start for me. I don't want an ADHD faith that is satisfied with just a rough outline of the raw facts. I must practice meditation and silence. It's not just something for monks and crazy new-agers.

I want to listen. What a difference it would make to sit at the Father's feet and just listen to the very words that can bring mercy and restoration to my wounded soul.