The other day I was to meet my
parents after work for dinner. I got to
the restaurant about 20 minutes early so I decided to put my seat back and rest
in my car. My body relaxed and my pulse
slowed, but I felt like I was spinning.
You know the feeling; the one you get after a long day of riding
roller-coasters at an amusement park.
For the past several months, my
days have been packed full of work, spending time with family, and getting
prepared for The World Race. I could not
recall the last time I allowed myself a moment to pause. My mind told me that I should complete some
paperwork. My body told me to close my
eyes and catch some much needed sleep.
My soul insisted that I be still…
So I slowed down, I put all to-do
lists out of my mind, I did not check off a prayer list, and I did not meditate
on scripture. I was still, Psalm 46:10
“Be still and know that I am God.” How
refreshing, how rejuvenating, how perfect—in 20 short minutes I was able to be
still and know that God is God. I often
feel a need spend time with God by checking off my list of prayer requests and
praises or through completing a passage of scripture. These are very important disciplines and
should not be put down but, I truly underestimate the importance of slowing
down enough just to be still.
Those 20 simple minutes of
stillness transformed the attitude of my spirit. In the last month and a half before I leave
for Mexico, my
mind is racing and I continually need to fight that desire to check things off
my list. I’m striving to remember the
importance of taking time to pause everyday.
Will you join me in my quest to slow down?
