Be Still and Know that I am God

Why is it so challenging to just quiet my restless heart and mind and rest in the presence of God? Why is it so easy to get caught up with the "to do list" of today, and all of my pending future plans? Those things that distract; they can wait. Those things that seem so dang important are smoke in comparison with time spent with God. Yet, it is so challenging for me to learn stillness during chaos, but it must be done! For life will always be FULL and BUSY and MOVING at a whirlwind pace, but our God still whispers to us "BE STILL"; to CONSIDER Him and PONDER Him.

The easiest thing for us to do in this life is lose sight of Jesus, who ultimately matters the most. In fact, He is our prized possession! And so why do we so quickly abandon Him when other things arise? It is because we are not practicing AWAKEFULLNESS. Jesus says, "But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place (He is speaking of the end times), and to stand before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:36). One day, very soon, we are all going to stand before Jesus. Wow! I don't know about you, but I would like to be a bit prepared for that day! The day when all else will fade, when we come face-to-face with our Maker, our Savior, and our Resurrected King! Let's do everything we can to be ready for Him. And if that means simply being still before Him today, than by all means, practice stillness!