This is what I am seeking; I am seeking to be quick to quiet my heart and mind. To quiet my thoughts. Distractions run rampant all the day long. Their abundance is sometimes overwhelming. But this is a good discipline – to learn to be still before the Lord. What does this mean? I am in the beginning of this journey to grasp the concept of silencing myself to be ready to receive all that the Lord has to speak to me.
How do we silence ourselves? For me, this means literally doing my best to take the thoughts that come to my mind and give them back to the Lord. This means not thinking about what the day’s schedule is or what is required of me. This means not to ponder about the future. This means not to be praying and asking for help, guidance and assurance in anything. Silence = silence. To me, it means to discipline my mind to capture everything flowing in and out, rest it at the feet of God, and do my best to sit and wait with open ears and lean in to see what God is saying to me. Or if He is not speaking, to just sit with me. To just be with Him. To enjoy His presence.
O, to be near You.
Is where I long to be.
The wonder and majesty
Of your throne room.
You; to be with You.
Though tension stirs within
I will turn my face to you.
Your Goodness
It consumes
Even those in wandering.
Your Love
So deep, so wide;
A safe place
For all.
The Eternal One.
Time complete in Your Hands.
Mystery surrounds You.
The fight calls;
Endless it threatens.
Where are You?
The flood of Peace.
Rest restored.
Clarity sweetly calls.
You, again.
Yes, You.
Oh, my Jesus.
I rest in You.
And sometimes, when we just stop and rest and focus on the presence of God, He uses us to create something beautiful.
…a time to be silent and a time to speak… Ecclesiastes 3:7
