Getting Good Reception

Driving in my car, I tried to tune in a radio station. Unfortunately, after one of our recent snowstorms we were shoveling two feet of snow off by car and broke the antenna. So I was not getting good reception. The radio personality's voices sounded like they had hiccups and the music had too much static.
Back at the house, I tried to adjust my rabbit ears on our TV. (Yes, we've heard of cable.) We have problems with poor reception if there's a storm in the vicinity. Oddly, we also have major issues with TV reception if a cell phone rings or the central heat turns on.
Quite obviously, the problems with reception usually do not have anything to do with the broadcasting agency. In the case of my car radio, I no longer have the proper method of receiving said signal. And in the case of my TV, there is outside interference with that signal.
Maybe your mind started going where mine did. Usually, I have a tendency to ask God why He is not speaking to me, but of course the problem lies with me. My reception is not good even though the signal is clear and the broadcast is steady.
That is not to imply that God speaks like banners behind beach planes ("Eat at Jimmy's Take-Out") or over the loud speaker like an airline pilot ("There is turbulence ahead") - because, frankly, this is rare. Elijah didn't hear God in the earthquake, the wind, or the fire. He heard God in the whisper. So we need to be very attentive and to eliminate everything that will prevent us from hearing the Word of God.
I may have a problem with my spiritual antenna, so that while God is talking to me or singing over me, I am not consistently hearing it because I am not paying attention. I may not be in prayer enough or may not be reading the Word enough. Or maybe I should be spending more time in silence and solitude. I need to fix my antenna.
Or I may be dealing with some spiritual interference. Storms may be blocking my signal or there may be competing signals in my life. I could be worried, or lacking faith, or there could be sin inhibiting me from hearing God.
Today I'm thinking that I need to get the best reception that I possibly can, so that I don't miss a thing that God is trying to tell me.