Matthew 2:19-23

Matthew 2:19-23 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  I'm not sure Joseph gets the credit he deserves for his ability to pay attention to the dreams sent his way.  Joseph listens, and he follows through on where God is calling him.
  For many of us, it seems like our dreams may be the only time we have for God to speak to us.  We're so busy moving, and there is so much stimulation, that we don't create room in our lives for God to speak.  We always have earbuds in, and we're always scrolling through feeds of some sort for updates on news or social media or some combination of the two.  We're trying to keep up in an avalanche of content, and all this data elbows out any sort of room to hear what God has to say.  By the end of the day, we're too exhausted to do anything but sleep.
  So we can take some comfort in knowing that God speaks through dreams, but also we can take counsel is paying attention to the rhythms and patterns of our days and our lives.  Are they so crammed full that there isn't any margin for God to speak, and if we heard God, would we be too busy to follow his commands?  What's your first priority?  At the end of the day, what do you want to be the most important thing, and how do you establish your day to make that possible?