Be Still and Know that I am God, Psalm 46:10. A verse so simple, yet sometimes so hard to follow. How many times in the trials do we go straight to friends and family, but yet we forget to sit and talk to God about what is going on? I know I am guilty of that exact thing. The past few weeks have been tough. My grandma is battling stage 4 incurable liver cancer and just within the last few days she has decided to go to Hospice House. I didn’t understand this decision and I was so broken. However, instead of talking to God about it I went straight to my friends. It wasn’t until one of them said this verse to me “Be still and know that I am God.” That I took the time and talked to God about it. That was when I experienced the unexplainable peace that I had been missing. I know that God is in control of every situation, but sometimes it is so hard to just talk to others instead of Him.
It was after I talked to God that I also understood more of my grandma’s mindset in why she wanted to go to Hospice House. She doesn’t want to spend her last days sitting in a hospital room. Instead, she wants to be comfortable. She knows where she is going, she knows she will be with her Heavenly Father very soon! Knowing that I have a lot more peace with everything that is happening.
I am almost certain that while I am on the field this verse is going to be a daily reminder that I need to trust God in everything!
When the next trial comes, because it will, why don’t we go to Him first and remember Psalm 46:10?
