Be Still

Recently, as I've blogged about before, I've been feeling really anxious. Why? I don't know. I grasp at straws to figure out its source. I play the blame game. But what I don't do is go to God about it. Seems obvious, right? I mean, I pray to Him about everything else. I love to pray for my husband's safe travels and safety at work, for my children's health and peace. I pray that He opens my eyes to make wise decisions regarding our finances. Heck, I even pray for our dog. I lift anything and everything up to Him. Except this. Because I'm embarrassed. Because I feel like anxiety eludes to a lack of faith. Because even at 30 years old, I can't seem to get my crap together.



But, God knows the prayers of our hearts and the Spirit in us will petition on our behalf-- even when we can't or won't find the words ourselves. And this is what God answered to me today. Encouragement to be still. My anxiety is not a problem for me to solve. Its a call to be still. To trade my vain pursuits at finding happiness for His peace. Allow myself to feel the anxiety, acknowledge it and then release it to Him.



Psalm 46

1.
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3.
though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Selah"
4.
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5.
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
6.
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7.
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah"
8.
Come and see the works of the Lord, the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9.
He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire.
10.
"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."
11.
The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. "Selah"







May you also find moments this week to "Be still..."