‘He says,”Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”’ Psalm 46:10
Being still -
It is easier to say than it is to actually do
Our nature as humans is to ‘be active’
Often, we much more ‘humans doing’ than ‘human beings’
Activity is not a bad thing - but it may not always be the best thing
‘Being active and doing’ can indicate and be rooted in self-reliance
Whereas ‘being still and waiting’ can point toward a complete reliance upon God … especially when everything within and outside is screaming at you to be bold and take action
Please do not misunderstand me - there are times when that is the prescription for the day. However, there are days when He simply says,
“Be still and know that I AM GOD”
And those moments require a complete trust in Him - even when everything we see contradicts what He said … what He promised
Those moments require us to ‘walk by faith and not by sight’
Now you might say, ‘but, ‘walking by faith’ is still activity
And you would be correct
But, I would add that ‘being still’ is not complete inactivity
No, ‘being still’ is actively taking God at His Word - and trusting
I have a daily devotional which I have read every year for past sixteen years - Streams in the Desert
I would highly recommend picking up a copy
In any event, my reading this morning touched on this subject, including the following poem:
O troubled soul, beneath the rod,
Thy Father speaks, be still, be still;
Learn to be silent unto God,
And let Him mould thee to His will.
O praying soul, be still, be still,
He cannot break His plighted Word;
Sink down into His blessed will,
And wait in patience on the Lord.
O waiting soul, be still, be strong,
And though He tarry, trust and wait;
Doubt not, He will not wait too long,
Fear not, He will not come too late.
-end
Powerful!
The progression from troubled, to praying, to waiting -
Waiting with confident expectation
May you be blessed with the peace to trust
And reassurance to wait with confident expectation
Have a Blessed Day!
