Why is it so hard to be still? It's way too natural for me to fill my days with stuff. Random stuff. Sure, meaningful stuff. Mundane stuff. Useless stuff. It's way easy for me to go, go, go, GO! But soooo hard for me to be still... am I alone in this?
God's been laying Psalm 46:10 on me lately, "Be still, and know that I am God..." I'm ready to plaster this verse on my wall as a constant reminder!
BE. STILL. SPRING. It's okay to stop moving, to direct your mind and thoughts solely to Me, to rest in My presence, to listen to My voice, to invest time in My word...
I know I need this. I WANT more of Him. But whhhhhyyyy is it such a discipline to be still in His presence? I'm still searching out the whys... there are many...
Actively doing makes me feel productive; for whatever twisted reason resting and being still doesn't. I don't have a natural joy for reading in general; is this why it's hard for me to sit and commit time to God's word each day? I'm too focused on the physical; I want to spend time and give attention to what I can see, touch and physically feel- my husband, Lylah Mae, family, friends, hobbies. I'm naturally selfish; it's much easier for me to focus on "me" than to focus on Him. There's a spiritual battle; Ephesians 6... the enemy (lowercase "e") doesn't want me to grow in Christ, doesn't want me to hear His voice, to be His hands and feet in this world. I could go on and on...
There are many things in my life waging war with the discipline of being still in His presence... but I'm fighting this battle and I won't give up!
"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things..." Colossians 3:2
"Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth, meditate on it day and night..." Joshua 1:8
"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord." Lamentations 3:25-26
