Do you know someone that can just be still?  Is that person maybe you?  If so, I am jealous!  I have a hard time turning my brain off so I can just be still.  Bedtime is one of the worst times for me.  I can be so tired, and the pillow is so comfy, but as soon as I get all tucked in and in sleep position, DOINK, my brain takes off.  I’ll think about what I need to do tomorrow and planning out different ways to get it done should something come up, I re-evaluate the day and what didn’t get done, make mental to do notes, and sometimes people will pop into my head, and I will practice a conversation I wish I’d had with that person, and unfortunately, it’s usually an argumentative type of conversation.  I know, totally freaky, right?  Thankfully I don’t talk aloud, this is all going on in the privacy of my head, otherwise my hubby might start thinking twice.  LOL.  Sometimes I will get a song stuck in my head and my brain keeps going through the lyrics causing me to not be able to fall asleep.  But at least they are Christian songs (thank you Lord).

The other worst time for me is during my quiet time.  The time when to be still and know that He is God is so important.  I mean, how am I supposed seek Him and get to know Him or even just hear Him if I can’t be still?  If I read the passages out load, I am good, my brain is focused on the words I am saying.  Same goes for when I am praying, it’s when I stop to think about my next prayerful statement that the mental wiggle worm comes alive.  Then I feel like I need to confess my sin of distractedness, but I know that the Lord is still right there next to me, listening and happy that I am seeking Him.

So, I wonder then what is meant by these words “be still and know that I am God”?  This chapter in Psalms is titled God the Refuge of His People, and verse one reads, “God is our refuge and strength.  A very present help in trouble.”  Hm! 

This got me thinking.  We need God every day, all day, not just in the morning when we have our quite time, or evening if that is when you have your quite time with Him.  Although this is a good time to be still and know that He is God, maybe this verse is directed more towards our times of trials. 

Think about this with me for a minute.  When are we at our most frantic state?  When we’re dealing with something, when we are agitated, frustrated, in spiritual trouble, right?  And what is the first and most popular choice of response? ~ Panic, overreacting, irritability, maybe even lashing out at loved ones because we don’t feel in control.  It’s all inward, the focus is on us and not God Almighty, the only one that can truly be a refuge for us.  Maybe we are meant to be still and know that He is God in our times of trouble because He is our refuge and strength, and a very present help in trouble.  In all honesty, in our times of trouble is when we need Him most because in our weakness, HE IS STRONG!

The next time the enemy is on the move, and you find yourself in a time of trouble, try and remember to take a deep breathe, be still and know that He is God!

KNOW ~ ~ ~ THAT ~ ~ ~ HE ~ ~ ~ IS ~ ~ ~ GOD!

With that promise surrounding you, you have the power to defeat the enemy.