As I took my morning walk in the park, I allowed my mind to wander. While my time at the park is structured, while I walk, my brain has no structure of what it needs to do. I use the time to process my thoughts, speak to God and listen for what He has to share.
I was on one of my mastermind calls and one of the members shared that she gets some of her best thoughts while in the shower.
I told her this is quite common because our brains are at rest. Another member told her that there is something scientific with the cascading water over her head, that allows her thoughts to freely flow.
Society has convinced us that we need to constantly be on the run. In our society, when someone asks how we are doing, we say ‘busy, busy’ with pride in our voice and a badge of honor.
Some years ago, I was asking God some questions and the response came back ‘Be still and know that I am God’. I knew it wasn’t a response I would have given myself as there was no room in my life to ‘be still’.
Since the years have gone by, I have a clearer understanding of just what the instructions have meant. It has also come with layers and layers of unpacking.
Stillness is not standing and doing nothing or simply twiddling our thumbs waiting on God.
Stillness is trusting what He says. It’s trusting that when we do what He instructs us, that He will do what we cannot. It’s learning for ourselves who God is.
There is Beauty in stillness.
There are moments that I laugh and consider all that I have accomplished since I first heard those words.
Because of my stillness, and my new found reliance on learning to trust God even when the instructions didn’t make sense, I didn’t need to spin my wheels for the outcome. When people came into my life to further the instructions, I knew that God had sent them because I had received clarity in the stillness.
And, you may not have known me before that time, but… these words come from someone who was constantly doing and trying to make things happen in her own time and own way – so, I can say this has been one of the hardest instructions.
But, today, I will shout it from the roof top that this has been my most rewarding and transformative season.
There is beauty in stillness. Trust Him.
Dear Heavenly Father, I am so grateful for all that you have done. I’m so grateful for how you have slowed me down to truly experience your love, joy and peace. Continue to allow me to trust you and all that you are doing in my life.
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