The Gift of Stillness

Can you hear that? 

The whispering... 

Can you feel it?

Both the stirring, and the quieting? It is the work of God. It is Ruach Ha-Kodesh breathing into his people.

In Isaiah 43:19 he says "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not percieve it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

Look for it. Listen for it. Wait for it!

I, like most of you, perhaps, have been caught these last 7 weeks inside of my own self. I have been forced to confront the company of me, instead of being able to distract myself with the company of others. My attitudes, my heart conditions, have been laid bare. 

After awhile the novelty of self-care, and "rest" wore off. YouTube became boring and monochromatic. I was forced into contemplation; self reflection. The things I learned to cope with by avoiding were no longer avoidable. My house was clean-(ish), and I had purged my outside environment of cluttter. From the outside it looked like I had it all together, but the inside parts were messier than ever. All of the old emotional hurt had been stirred up and pulled out of the darkest corners of my heart. 

Psalm 46:10 says "Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." 

2 Chronicles 20:17 says "You do not need to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you." 

Exodus 14:14 says "The Lord will fight for you. You need only to be still." 

We do not come to know the power of God by striving. We come to know the power of God by trusting His sovereign work. 

We are being re-worked. New things are being created with the Potter's hand (Jeremiah 18:4). After all, does the clay say to the potter "What are you making?" (Isaiah 45:9) 

We can trust that the Lord is good. We can trust that he will reshape us. This is why we have been given such a gracious gift... the gift of stillness. 

Be encouraged, Dear Ones. The word of the Lord will do what he intended for it to do, and Lord has spoken great things over you.