Today as we drove to church the sky revealed a most awesome storm front rolling in. It was like God had taken the sky and folded it back, divided it, the sunny skies from the dark ominous storm clouds that were quickly approaching. It was just beautiful. -wish I was a photographer because that would have been a great picture.
Anyway, we sang a song today in church that says, "I will be still and know you are God" then I learned that "I will be still" in the Greek means: to quit scampering about. This began to bring the morning together for me as I stood there very thankful that I could honestly sing those words as well as do them. I mean there are some words I find that I can't sing because I know I can not or have not yet mastered the faith to do the action so -I tend to cry out for the faith to do so instead of sing them. However, today I was so thankful that I can be still and know that: in my daughters storm, or my Husbands pain, or my mothers struggle and even in a loved one's cancer....I can be still and know He is God. To me, that speaks to my heart..."Do not fear for I am with you". Today that is enough for me. I can pray, I can seek God's healing and peace but, I do not have to be overcome with worry. I am not controlled by my circumstances, my control lies with my God.
Once upon a time, my heart and mind did not know that I could just be still and know....I was in perpetual turmoil due to the circumstances that surrounded me. I did not know how to trust God. Now, He has revealed Himself to me, pursued me, grown and stretched me, healed me and most definitely put my feet on a solid ground. Today, I lay it all down and know that I can be still and know that He is God.
If you are reading this and caught up in your own storm that has you completely wrapped up. All I can do is tell you what happened to me. I had to learn that when I was scared, angry, upset, disappointed or whatever....I had to talk to God about it.
For example, one of my biggest struggles was that I just could not stand this particular person, I really just tensed up and was overtaken with "dislike" when I was in their presence. It became almost obsessive for me I worried about if they would be at the same place as I, I made my commitments dependent on if that person would be involved or not, it ( I ) was crazy. It was not until I became "still", took it to God and prayed about it that I realized it was MY problem. It had very little to do with all I made it up to be in my mind, it was about me. God stayed with me and I even began to pray for that person. It was less genuine at first but, grew into authentic heartfelt prayer and you know what, God took that and made it a wonderful victory in my life.
That is a kind of lame example but, no matter what it is.... He may not remove the thorn but, He will use it to grow and stretch you if you allow it.
Anyway, we sang a song today in church that says, "I will be still and know you are God" then I learned that "I will be still" in the Greek means: to quit scampering about. This began to bring the morning together for me as I stood there very thankful that I could honestly sing those words as well as do them. I mean there are some words I find that I can't sing because I know I can not or have not yet mastered the faith to do the action so -I tend to cry out for the faith to do so instead of sing them. However, today I was so thankful that I can be still and know that: in my daughters storm, or my Husbands pain, or my mothers struggle and even in a loved one's cancer....I can be still and know He is God. To me, that speaks to my heart..."Do not fear for I am with you". Today that is enough for me. I can pray, I can seek God's healing and peace but, I do not have to be overcome with worry. I am not controlled by my circumstances, my control lies with my God.
Once upon a time, my heart and mind did not know that I could just be still and know....I was in perpetual turmoil due to the circumstances that surrounded me. I did not know how to trust God. Now, He has revealed Himself to me, pursued me, grown and stretched me, healed me and most definitely put my feet on a solid ground. Today, I lay it all down and know that I can be still and know that He is God.
If you are reading this and caught up in your own storm that has you completely wrapped up. All I can do is tell you what happened to me. I had to learn that when I was scared, angry, upset, disappointed or whatever....I had to talk to God about it.
For example, one of my biggest struggles was that I just could not stand this particular person, I really just tensed up and was overtaken with "dislike" when I was in their presence. It became almost obsessive for me I worried about if they would be at the same place as I, I made my commitments dependent on if that person would be involved or not, it ( I ) was crazy. It was not until I became "still", took it to God and prayed about it that I realized it was MY problem. It had very little to do with all I made it up to be in my mind, it was about me. God stayed with me and I even began to pray for that person. It was less genuine at first but, grew into authentic heartfelt prayer and you know what, God took that and made it a wonderful victory in my life.
That is a kind of lame example but, no matter what it is.... He may not remove the thorn but, He will use it to grow and stretch you if you allow it.
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