Be Still and Know...

Be Still-one of my favorite songs we sing in the choir. Today that message really hits home. I am an incredibly anxious person. I always have to be moving and I always want answers and I want them an hour before I ask the question. But, today, God tells me to wait. I am currently working on memorizing Psalm 40 in which the first verse says, "I waited patiently on the Lord and He turned to me and heard my cry." Patience is so hard, but it is something that God wants us to develop, especially in our relationship with Him. In this day and time, it's hard to be still for five minutes, much less for the time that God asks when He wants to teach us something. We are always so busy, running from here to there and doing this and that and getting seemingly nothing done.

The lyrics of the song say to "Be Still and know that He is God, Be still and know that He is Holy. Consider all that He has done, Stand in awe and be amazed, and know that He will never change." So, why is it so difficult to listen for the quiet still small voice of God? After all, when God appeared to Elijah on the mountain, it wasn't through the fire or the rushing wind, it was through a quiet gentle breeze. Sometimes God just wants us to sit and listen. Luci Swindoll had a message at Women of Faith last year entitled, "Sit down, Shut up, and Let go." I think that is what God wants me to do. Sit down and listen to Him, shut up because I am not hearing Him, and let go of the control I am trying to have over every situation. I am having a hard time waiting. I am waiting for test results and I am waiting with friends who are waiting for test results and I want them now and I want them to be all right. I know that time and time again God has proven faithful to make every situation all right, but what if this time everything is not all right?

Lord, help me to trust You today and help me to just Be Still and Know. Help me to spend the time that You desire in Your Word and in waiting on You. In Your Sweet Name I pray...