Be Still and Know
I am sitting at the counter in my kitchen working and listening to Pandora. I have it set to the Belonging Co. station because it’s one of my favorites right now. I love listening to worship while I work and write. Bryan thinks I am crazy! He doesn’t understand how I can work, listen to music, and think at the same time. He listens to William Augusto, which is music with no lyrics. It makes me want to fall asleep. No offense to William or Bryan.
As I am working, the song “Isn’t He” by the Belonging Co came on. I love how songs take you back to moments in your life. I was reminded of our last Ladies Connect night at our church. How we all gathered and worshipped together and how God moved. I took those moments for granted and now I long for them. I miss corporate worship and I miss gathering together and encouraging one another.
However, I am thankful for the pause that made me realize how much I miss it and how thankful I am for it. It fueled me even more. It made me realize the joy I receive from walking out the calling God has placed on my life. The calling that I ran from for years. I love how God works. That it’s in His timing and for his glory.
What is this pause in the world right now allowing you to see? It’s been a difficult season for all of us but God is still moving and speaking. In fact, so much has been stripped away. I believe He wants us to slow down just a bit and look at what is really important. That’s sometimes hard when we are always on the go. Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
I have spent a lot of my life kicking and screaming when it comes to understanding what God is doing in my life. Rarely have I been able to “Be still and know that He is God”. God has always moved regardless of my stubbornness but I often think back about how I handled situations. My prayer is that I would learn to trust God in every circumstance and really learn how to be still. I pray that for you as well.