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.”
Be still. What a hard command. We live in a world of busyness, of constant go go go. Stopping and being still goes against our nature. We think we need to keep pushing, to continuously work to maintain control. The world tells us to hang in there, to persevere. But God tells us to be still.
How do you stop and just be still? It takes effort. In some cases it feels like it takes MORE effort to be still than it does to try to resolve our issues on our own. But we need to learn to stop and just rest in His presence. We need to quit fighting, to stop struggling, and just surrender.
The word “still” is translated from the Hebrew word rapa. It means to cease, to slacken, to stop fighting. We need to cease our struggles because He is in control. He knows our needs and He wants to provide for us. But we have to force ourselves to stop and approach His throne of grace knowing He is in control.
We can do this because He is powerful, He is mighty, He will be exalted. He is raised up above all else and we give Him praise as the One who holds everything in His hands. He alone should be honored above everything else. And when we cease our struggling and surrender to His will, He is glorified and raised up.
I encourage you to stop and pray. Cease your struggling. Release the need to be in control and trust that His way is better. Lay your burdens at His feet and trust that He will provide for all of your needs. Trust Him.
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