what this week is about

"Be still and know that I am God."

Be still.

How hard is that? It's so hard for me to be still in a world that says there's no time to stop. I'm sure I'm not alone! I think the only time I'm still is when I'm sleeping. But even as I lie in bed I'm not still. Until the last minute I'm awake thoughts are running through my mind.

But what exactly does "still" mean anyway? I looked it up actually. It means: remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary. Can a person actually truely be still? I mean we're always thinking, always breathing, always moving. But I think God is saying, "dwell on me. Turn your thoughts to me. Turn your heart to me." He doesn't want us to completely stop in the true sense of the word. He wants us to stop everything that keeps us busy, that distracts us. He wants all of us, not just the small part of our brain that can concentrate on Him.

So this week is about being still for me. It's about walking in the fall air and breathing in the peace He gives, even if I'm hurrying to class. It's about turning off One Tree Hill for an hour and reading God's Word.

And it's about knowing that He's God. Knowing He never changes, that He is in control, that He will never leave. Knowing that He is huge, He created the universe, and He holds it all in His hand. And knowing that He is my father and He loves me more than I'll ever know.

It's about being still and knowing He is God.