Be Still

Psalm 46:10

He says, "Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth." New International Version (NIV)

Be Still! Oh my, how important that is to me right now. With all the other deadlines, it seems that I am just running from one thing to the next. It is so easy to fall into the trap that I need to push myself harder and add one more thing into my schedule. How nice to hear God's voice say, "Be still, and know that I am God." He is in charge and I don't need to fret so. A few months ago I woke in a sweat twice thinking that I had missed a deadline. I sent up those pleading prayers immediately asking for help. Each time the Lord calmed me and reminded me of the actual facts and showed me once again that He is in charge, not me. Why cannot that "simple" lesson stick with me? Instead I must learn it over and over again. God is in control and to Him will go the glory for a job well done. Peace is His gift to me if I accept it and He also gives me the strength for any task that He appoints.