Our society does not make it easy to be still or quiet. Everywhere I look there are distractions. My iPhone is sitting there on the table making sounds every few minutes, the TV is across the room enticing me to turn it on to see who the Today Show is featuring or what great cooks and recipes are being shown on Food Network. My laptop is just an arm's reach away with the internet, games, music - just about anything I could want for entertainment. And my Kindle
Fire is sitting right there as well, with books galore to explore! Yikes! It's all just calling out my name.
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm 46:10-11I like to be busy. I feel more useful if I accomplish a large number of tasks during the day. I love to cross things off of my "to do" list. It looks impressive. So all of these things are pulling at me every day and yet God says to "be still and know". I also like to do things for myself. Handling problems as they arise in my own strength comes naturally. "I can do this" is constantly going through my head. It's not that I don't want help, but I just have a "get it done" mentality.
So how does that correlate with "being still"? Not very well, apparently. God is telling us that if we quiet our spirits and just dwell on Him we will find everything we need to face the situation. To face the day. He says we will know that He is exalted - over the problem - that He is Almighty- He is strong. That He is with us - we are not alone. That He, the God of Jacob, is our fortress. A fortress is a place to hide & be safe from our enemies. And isn't that what we really want, after all?
