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"God chose only one avenue to commune with humanity - the human mind" (Shewmake).

So, everything that affects the mind would by deduction, affect our ability to commune with God. And if we can't communicate well, how can our relationship grow? This could include what we listen to (music, tv, gossip....), what we see (books, Tv...), what we eat (caffeine, stimulating spices, fats, sugars...), what we smell (drugs, smoke....) and so on. Each of these affects our brains, that's a scientific fact, so they must also affect our communion. According to a "UCLA professor of neurosurgery and physiological science who has spent years studying the effects of food, exercise and sleep on the brain. 'Diet, exercise and sleep have the potential to alter our brain health and mental function.'" Google 'how food affects the brain' and you will find countless other research.

Is it any wonder we don't hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit. If our lives are filled with noise and other stimuli and we alter our brain health by what we feed it, how are we to hear His whisperings? Have you ever heard the crinkling of dry leaves under the weight of an ant? With quietness and focus you can. So it is with God's voice; with quietness and focus of mind and body you will be able to hear Him. As it is written "God does speak, now one way, now another though man may not perceive it" (Job 33:14). Wouldn't it be nice to hear His voice, to commune with God as Enoch and Abraham and Jesus did?

Father I want to say as young Samuel did long ago, "speak, Lord, for your servant is listening" (1 Sam 3:9). Help me to get rid of the distractions in my life and the things that create turmoil in my brain, that are hindering our communion and help me to be still and know that you are God.