Be Still and Know...

Do you ever have those days when you just can't get motivated? Everything seems like a distraction and you just can't seem to do anything right. There is so much to do but no matter how hard you try nothing seems to get done.

Am I the only one that feels like that sometimes? Today is one of those days.  My journal only has a few sentences in it. I have prayed and prayed about what to write. And still nothing.

I love to write. It is my way of talking to God. I write out my prayers and my thoughts. Not because I think I have to but because it helps me to see what is inside. The part that He already sees. When you sit down and write your thoughts as they come to you, things come pouring out that you didn't know were there. But some days you sit and pray and hold your pen but still nothing.

Today, while I was sitting and praying and desperately trying to think of something to write, I thought of my favorite verse: "Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10

I don't know about you but I am not very good at the be still part! I like to think that I can handle the knowing that He is God part. But as I sat and thought about it, I really don't believe that He is God if I can't be still while I know.

That is good, huh? I was proud of myself and started to write what I thought that meant and how I need to believe in His promises and trust in His plan. Still nothing came pouring out.

So, I sat there. No real thoughts. No real prayers. Nothing but stillness.

In that stillness, it dawned on me, that being still does not necessarily mean not moving or not doing anything. It means let go, chill out, be calm. For me, it means let go of the need to please people. It means chill out from the fear of not getting it all done. It means be calm and remember that only through Him can I do all things.

I need to be still in my heart. When I get still in my heart, then everything that I know about who God is can get through to my brain. Even while I am running my errands or at work or dealing with one of my girls; I can be still in my heart. And then I am free to know.

I know what God's Word says and what His promises are. I know the things He has done for me in the past can provide calm for my future. I know that not only is He the Creator God but He is my God. I know that He is my refuge and my strength. I know that He is the same today as He was yesterday. I know that in spite of anything I do or don't do today that He will be the same God tomorrow. I know all of these things from experience.

So today I am heading out to get things done. I have a long list and I need to get moving. But I am being still in my heart because of what I know about God. Today I choose to not just know that intellectually but to know it practically. To know it spiritually. To know it emotionally.

Want to join me? Let's be still and know.