Rushing and Being Still

"Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world." (Psalm 46:10 NLT)

Rush, rush, rush, that seems to be a common theme among Americans, and quite likely western civilization as a whole. We got to get this done, and we got to get that done, if we don't do it, who will, and it has to be done yesterday. These are all reasons we give for doing what we do, and then we wonder why we are stressed out, getting sick all the time, cranky, and just not a nice person to be around. Wouldn't it be nice to take a few moments and just do nothing? That is what God wants us to do, be still and just know that He is God. He wants us to stop doing, and just be. Joyce Meyers said it very well, we are not called human do-ings, we are called human be-ings. This is so true. God wants us to take time just to sit with Him and just be...and that's all, just sit. In the story of Mary and Martha, Mary chose to sit at Jesus' feet while Martha was distracted. Jesus even told Martha to chill and look at Mary as she chose wisely. "But Kent, I just don't have time to stop for a few minutes, I've got a deadline, I've got to get this done." That should be a red flag going up saying you are headed in the wrong direction. Take direction from Jesus, take a few minutes each day to stop and just sit still and be with God. Clear your mind (I know this is a difficult thing to do at times, but it is do-able), and focus on God. You'll find that as you do this more and more, there will be more and more peace coming into your life, and those things you thought HAD to get done, really aren't as important as they once were.