Be Still

I don't know about you, but so often I can get caught up in the busyness of the world, sometimes leaving no room for me to even think! It is different for various people, though. Some get busy with work, others with friends, and yet others who are out there trying to find their meaning in life..

Jesus calls us to be quiet. In Mark we are told the story of how Jesus calmed the seas when His disciples were panicing and afraid...and in Mark 4:39 the Bible says, "Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."

I just find it amazing how God can speak and the wind and waves obey Him - perhaps today He is calling you and me to be quiet, to be still. We may not be able to calm the storms in our lives, and of our own strength we may not even be able to stop and rest a while, to hear His voice. He calls us in Psalms to be still as well. In Psalm 46:10 He says, "Be still, and know that I am God." 
 
Perhaps this is because if we are rushing all the time, we fail to hear His voice...we fail to recognize that He is the only one full of wisdom and truth, and that He is right here with us every moment of the day. By the grace of our Heavenly Father, however, we will be able to take some time to just be still, to rest in Jesus love and to realize all the wonderful things He wants to offer us, and to thus draw closer to Him.