Be Still...

"Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10. This is one of my favorite verses in the entire Bible. I am so easily distracted by the cares of this world and by the fleeting pleasures it offers. So quickly sucked into the busyness of work etc. In the past I have allowed this preoccupation to pull me away from God. And to diminish my capacity for enjoying Him. 


Even now with this refreshed love and zeal for God, I feel myself ever being tempted to allow the din of the world to drown out God's voice.But now armed with His word whenever I feel myself being sucked back into that pattern I love to meditate on this verse. "Be still and know that I am God." Be still...I love that. Be still, quiet your mind, meditate on Jesus, pause for a moment, read His word. And when we do that we will be rewarded by an overwhelming sense of peace. "Be still and know that I am God". 


 Isn't God's word amazing?! I love the song by Casting Crown The Word is Alive.

"The word is alive;

and is cuts like a sword through the darkness"

I love that line!It is so true! When sin clouds our vision and creates doubts or fears if we turn to the Word of God it will enlighten us to the truth! The reason I decided to blog on this is that I was feeling discouraged last night. Feeling impatient at the length of time before I could serve in Africa, worried about my application, anxious about money, weary from work and so on and so on. But God brought that verse to mind and I stopped and meditated on Him. It is amazing what speaking truth to yourself and meditating on it will do! It brings such peace and joy!


I still am struggling a little with the post checklist blues...basically a list of things I had to complete for them to evaluate my application for acceptance to AIM. "Now that it's over I don't know  what to do with the rest of my life..." Princess Bride. Now there is nothing for me to do but wait to hear their decision. But God is so gracious and is teaching me a lot about patience and relying on Him! 


I have more I would love to say about this but I am struggling with major major writers block...have been for the past few days actually. So I apologize for the choppiness of this post. 


This weekend I am attending Desiring God's 2011 national conference on missions! I anticipate it will be a time of great learning and encouragement. And hopefully if I can get my thought and my fingers to work together to create cohesive thought I will blog about what the Lord teaches me. 


In the meantime...be still and enjoy meditating on our awesome God. For in the end He is ALL that matters.