Be Still

I love it when you're reading a passage in the Bible and a verse just sort of "pops" out at you. I was reading in my NASB (no, I'm not KJV only...sorry if that offends someone) but in Psalm 46 verse 10 says "Be still and know that I am God..." reads like this in the NASB; "Cease striving, and know that I am God;..." I like the phrase, "cease striving." I know I haven't been still. I honestly long for that period of time that I can just "be still" and be with God. It amazes me that the longer I spend with God, the better off life seems to be. I'm breaking new ground there! :) But, I've been able to look back and see the days when I was in a good mood and felt like I could conquer all, was when I had had that quiet time where I was still with God. If we do this, He'll open our hearts and open our eyes to the wonderful things in His law. I was still today. I've recently heard commotion about the 13th book in "The Series of Unfortunate Events" and how it came out yesterday. And, honestly, I have not read those books. So, while I was at the Watertown library on Thursday, I found the the first book, and checked it out. I'm nearly half-way through and yeah, it's a good book. One I'm sure I'll be picking up the rest of! But, I was still last night and today, and just read. It was good to have the relaxation time and to just...be still. I wasn't worried about what else I'd be doing today. I wasn't concerned about the tests I have coming up this week (although I should be!). I was just relaxing with a good book. And then I studied for a while. Now granted, that time would have been better spent with God, but I've had some time with Him today. And it was good. In fact, I'm about ready to spend just a little more time with Him before I hit the books again. There's something drawing me back. So, I'm about to "be still" again. And find that quiet place where God will speak to me. It's a wonderful thing to sit and think about. How we, as Christians, are able to have this type of intimate relationship with our Creator. We can go to Him 24/7 in prayer. And He knows! And He WANTS us to come to Him. Amazing. God is amazing. Dwell on Him. Delight in Him. Be still and know that He IS God.