“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:19
I cling to verses like these when life gets crazy, as it has been lately. I find that when I am moving quickly from one activity to the next, I lose sight of God and consequently lose His peace.
Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God…” I don’t know if I ever realized the value of being still and quiet before God on a regular basis. Lately I haven’t found the time to be still and I can tell that I’m suffering from it in various ways.
It is true that once one trusts in Christ, His Spirit is with us to direct and guide us. Many times I’ve felt a conviction in my soul that I know is from this Spirit, guiding me to do the right thing even when I don’t want to. He not only guides my actions, but my words and my thoughts, for which I am thankful.
Yet when I don’t take the time to be still and draw near to God, I am not as sensitive to this still, quiet voice inside. Which makes a lot of sense, actually. Since He doesn’t speak audibly, my soul needs to be quiet and ready to listen if I want to hear Him.
In Psalm 131:2, King David wrote, “But I have stilled and quieted my soul…” David had many duties as a king, but still he found time to quiet his soul before God.
So many times, I’m quick to agree to any fun activity my friends suggest. Consequently, I get caught up in a whirlwind of activity where I am constantly going, going, going without time to rest or think. Yet I feel that if I want that daily communion with my Lord, I need to schedule time to read His Word and pray to Him.
Maybe you find yourself living this same kind of busy life, unable to spend adequate time in conversation with your Creator. James 4:8 says, “Come near to God and he will come near to you.” Drawing near to God takes conscious effort, yet He makes it clear that if we attempt this, He will come to meet us.
1 comment:
So true, how we often get caught up and don't realize we're so busy. So often I get to caught up in my plans I forget that maybe God has a different idea, but I'm too busy to hear him. Thanks for writing that!
I'm taking a job in Mackinaw City this summer working for Sheplers... so I'll be living there. Maybe you could come hang out on the island for a day?!
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