“Be
still, and know that I am God.”
~Psalm
46:10
To
be still seems like a very difficult thing to do these days, since everyone is
always on the move. When was the last time this week that you were just quiet
or still? Probably not enough times to count on both hands. We get so caught up
in our everyday lives that we never think to “be still.”
God
wants us to talk with Him and spend time in His presence. He is our best friend,
so we should want to talk to Him. Talking with God should be like texting, for
example. We are in constant communication with our friends through texting or
talking on the phone. It’s so easy to do and we do it without even thinking
about it half the time. Why can’t talking with God be that easy? We could just
send a “text” up to God and it’s something we shouldn’t have to think
about.
When
we are still before the Lord, He can work in our life in ways we may not know
of. Taking time out of our day to be still can be a challenge. We get up each
day and get ready for either work or school. What happened to our time with
God? We put Him on the back burner to save for later if we get around to it. At
the end of our day, we are too tired to move Him to the front burner, so He
stays in the back. Each morning, we should take time to be still because that
time with God is like our morning coffee. God gives us the strength to make it
through the day. Let’s make it our goal to be still and take time to put God
first. After all, He is most important in our life.
