Finding God’s Best Through Boredom

“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.” – Lamentations 3:26 Besides having a Biblical mind and seeking wise counsel, the third important practice when we want to hear the Lord’s voice is to embrace boredom. I know this sounds strange because it’s not often a source of pleasant emotions, but boredom is actually a gift to our lives. We live in a society that is saturated with thousands of varieties of information and distractions. When we get tired of doing one activity, we move to another, and we often find ourselves with little to no downtime.  Although we may perceive that we are taking a break by watching Netflix or looking at our phones, the truth is that there is little room for the Holy Spirit to speak to us there. This is why we must learn to sit with ourselves in silence until we