Be still

“Be still and know that I am God!” is the first part of Psalm 46:10. Here, the word 'still' comes from a Hebrew word meaning to “let go” or “release.” Meaning, we need to come to a place where we are willing to submit ourselves to God and acknowledge that He is in sovereign control.

But why do I write about this today? Because lately there have been so much going on in my life, that it's so hard to keep still. In fact just yesterday, so many things happened that really made me anxious about what's going to happen next. It made me wonder about what I should do--if there's anything that I could do, when lately I have been praying, learning and building my faith and trust in the Lord. In fact I was even excited about what He will do in my life. But in the things that happened yesterday, I wanted to ask God, "Lord, what the heck are you doing?! I put my faith in you and trusted you and this is what you do?!"

Suddenly out of nowhere God spoke to me and said, "BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!!!". And yes, in exclamation point. I was caught off guard and it made me pause for a moment. I said that I've decided to put my faith in God and trust Him. But like most people, when what happens is something that is not in line with what we think SHOULD happen or if God does something different than what we initially imagined, we start to panic. And that's what happened to me. I started to panic because what God did was different from what I thought he should have done. And God rebuked me. Where did my faith go????
 

When we realize that we are truly incapable of controlling life, we can surrender our will to God’s will. For me, it was a matter of really trusting Him, and putting my faith in Him, even at times when everything is so unclear that we can't see how things are going to work out--ESPECIALLY when we have no idea how things are going to work out. After all, He is our Creator, He knows everything and He has a perfect plan for us when we let Him orchestrate it.

I don't see the big picture, but God does. I don't see what lies ahead, but God does. I don't know what He knows but I know that He knows what He is doing.



I will be still and know that He is indeed God.