“Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10
For as long as I can remember, I have been a doer. I like to have my time occupied with something whether that thing is important or trivial. Spending time in silence has never been a practice of mine but God has been changing me and growing me in that way. Coming into my second month of the World Race I heard God asking me to not “do” but to “be”. I have always felt the need to do everything and take the lead when working on something but God told me to slow down the doing part of my life so that I can quiet my mind and focus on just being.
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14
One night as my whole squad was together, we were asked to ask God where he wants us to be for our last 2 weeks in Costa Rica. I bowed my head, asked the question, and I received. I received the an image of my dad and I sitting in my grandpa’s fishing boat with both our poles in the water. Neither of us were catching anything or even talking. It almost seemed as if time was standing still. I opened my eyes in confusion because I didn’t know what it meant. I sought out wisdom from a friend who has more experience in hearing from the Lord then I do and as I explained my imagery that I had received from God, he was praying. When I finished explaining he looked at me and said “simple, he wants you to just sit and be with him”. I have been learning the importance of sitting in silence with my creator because it calms my heart, mind, and brings me peace. He is a good father who is growing me in the areas where he knows that I need the growth. He does all things for our good and for his glory and he knows by growing me in the stillness it is going to be for my good and his glory.
