Being still is tough. Then add being quiet on top of it and you have an even greater task at hand. It is Tuesday evening and I’m writing at the office. The quiet, still, and uninterrupted silence (except for the muffled traffic on Sterling Street) is deafening, but enjoyable – peaceful. You can hear yourself think as if your thoughts were audible. Is this what God means when He instructs us to be still? The cessation of activity in the silence of a nearly unoccupied space is right. I am still and quiet.
God wants for us to be still long enough to remember He’s God. This still and silent place is an intentional moment to contemplate our marvelous God. In the uninterrupted places, we’re prone to wonder about His greatness. Our hearts are moved towards joy as we rehearse the things we know of Him or perhaps discover of Him in those moments. Take a break in your preoccupation to become occupied with God. The stillness is indispensible, indescribable, and invaluable. It is fuel for the soul and water to quench the workman’s thirst.
"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
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
by Brad Hoffmann