I am forever on the go, especially when class is in session. I'm a music education major and it's SUPER time consuming. I pray between classes, I pray before tests, but I'm always on the move and not really focusing on my walk with God. I'll admit, I skip my daily quiet time a lot for some extra sleep. When I get stuck in this crazy busy rut, I feel unsatisfied.
This winter break, I have had the awesome opportunity to really spend time in the Word, work on honestly praying from my heart, and really just sit before the Lord. I don't think I have ever done that before. Just sit and be still and listen. Keep my motor mouth shut for a change.
I didn't just pull this new mind set out of thin air. It was totally God's hand at work in my heart. The following verses came up in my life, repeatedly. I read them during some of my quiet time. One of them showed up in my morning devo. One of them I read on a friend's post on facebook. You get the point. God is so good to drive the point home; He must know I have a hard head.
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
"Be still and know that I am God..."
Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
The cool thing is that these are verses I had learned and stored in my memory bank, but never really payed much attention to. Now showing me them in a different light, God is saying do it. Obey. Seek him. Be still.
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