“Be still, and know that I am God;”
Psalm 46:10
This is lesson one. This is the most basic thing you have to learn and internalize. Before you can truly worship Him, truly live your life in Him, you have to empty your heart first of everything that is not worthy, of all the dirt and filth that is there.
I wrote about this in 2007, when I said that it was my favorite verse.
The first two words are commanding, “BE STILL.”
The next declaration is naked and raw, “KNOW THAT I AM GOD.”
No further explanations are necessary, the implications are clear. Believe me. Follow me. Worship me. Obey.
Me, 2007
Then in 2017, I wrote about the entire story of what happened, how I gravitated to that particular verse.
Through these words I realized all the things I had to let go of: my anger, my pride, my resentments, my personal slights both real and imagined. I had to let go of all the “my”s in my life, and replace it with what is “His”.
Me, 2017
God’s Words truly are fresh and new every morning, every season. One and a half decades later, and I’m still here, still poring over the same lines, still praying for the same peace. It’s not that He has always kept it out of reach; it’s just that I sometimes find it difficult to hold on to.
It’s not Him. It’s me.
And so we keep coming back for more, asking for more, praying for more. Because why not? God is big enough to grant anything out of the limitless abundance of His hand, and He is gracious enough to provide everything out of the infinite goodness of His heart.
I will never tire of going back to this lesson. I will never not need it.
Heart – be still. Mind – be still. Body – be.
Still.
