Be Still.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7).

Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10).

Be still before the Lord, all mankind (Zechariah 2:13).

With our eyes fixed on God, may our unbelieving thoughts be stilled. When we only see trouble and not God, these unbelieving thoughts only frustrate and lead to a complaining spirit.

When Jacob thought he had lost his son Joseph and then possibly Simeon, he cried out, “Everything is against me” (Genesis 42:36). Elijah ran in fear for his life and said, “I have had enough Lord, take my life” (1 Kings 19:4). Jonah, in the midst of throwing an angry fit toward God, burst out by saying, “I am angry enough to die” (Jonah 4:9). 

Even during the most difficult of times, Psalm 46:10 reminds us that we should be still and know that He is God. While our complaining hearts are to be still and silent, our praying hearts are to continue. Within that prayerful and meditative stillness our hearts turn to God. Confiding all our grief and fear in God will bring strength and patience. We'll come to realize that our concerns are safer in His hands than our own.

Choose to be still before God today. ~KW