Yesterday evening my church hosted a special service. I knew the event would be good, but the timing wasn't. By the time I arrived (nearly a half hour late) with my three kids in tow, we all felt frazzled. I ushered the girls to their youth classes and then grabbed a seat in the back of the sanctuary, not convinced if my efforts to get there would be worth it.
The very first verse I heard the speaker share was this:
Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10)I had forgotten about this verse. (How appropriate in the face of all my rushing.)
God directly invites us into stillness as a way of knowing him. He doesn't advise, "Get busy and know that I am God." He doesn't say, "Overcommit and know that I am God" or "Burn yourself out and know that I am God."
Instead, he invites us to be still.
So there I sat in the back row, quieting my heart, subduing my racing mental to-do lists, and remembering how essential stillness is to connecting with God.
Sometimes we all need the reminder.
Be still. Know that God is God.
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