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“Be still, and know that I am God…” – Psalm 46:10
We live in a world of constant motion and noise. From the time we wake up, we get into the rush of the day. We are bombarded with concerns and issues of the day, loaded with problems to solve and decisions to make, our schedules filled to the brim.
Even these past weeks while we are under enhanced community quarantine, we work from home, we hold online meetings, we accomplish tasks both for work and for our family. We listen to and watch the news (or keep the TV/radio on in the background) the entire day – the visuals persistently passing through our eyes and the sounds constantly ringing in our ears.
Be still, the Lord says. In the original context, it was a call to stop fighting, to drop weapons and stop the war. But it took a lot of courage to be still amidst the war. It meant looking to the Lord for help. It meant dropping all defense and trusting that God will fight for us.
We are so used to being busy – our minds and bodies are continually at work, all day, every day – that we do not know how to be still. We actually find it unimaginable to stop moving, stop thinking, stop worrying. We think that if we stop, nothing will be accomplished.
God is asking us to be still. He is saying, “I got this. I got your back.” He is telling us to put our whole trust in Him, to drop our uncertainties at His feet and place our burdens in His hands.
Lord, teach me to be still. And in that stillness, to hear Your voice, to seek Your presence, to feel Your love. Amen.
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