BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
Be still -
An order of peace to be obeyed.
Know that I am God -
A command of love unspeakable.
But how?
How can I silence the voices
Filling my mind
Making it spin?
Stillness -
It seems to unreachable,
With hundreds of voices
Each feigning utmost importance.
I want to be still;
I want to know Him.
The voices must be silenced;
The distractions ignored.
Jesus -
The voices and distractions,
They flee at the whisper -
The breath of His name.
Draw near.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
His courts with praise.
In His presence stillness is found.
Be still -
The distractions, they will fade.
Know Me -
The voices, they too will cease.
"Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
For about the past week I have had trouble focusing during my devotions. It seems that when I sit down to do them, every other thought I could possibly have comes at that moment. The mumbled mess of my thoughts makes it hard to focus on the Word of God, and the distractions that surround me make it hard to get time with the Lord. Today, I decided enough was enough. I need time with the Lord and time in His Word. I can't survive without it. That means the voices and distractions must become nothing. I was struggling with how to quiet the voices and silence the distractions, when it seemed the Lord just showed me how I simply needed to draw near and call on the name of Jesus. So I did...and stillness followed. At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow!
