BE STILL

The butterfly garden has plenty of flowers, however I haven’t seen any butterflies until yesterday.  There was one huge Monarch flying around.  I got so excited and ran to get my camera.  When I got back it had landed on my Lantana.  What a gorgeous picture it was going to be, the orange and black of the monarch on top of the vibrant pink and yellow.  Just when I started to snap a picture off it flew.  I stood there for a while thinking to myself, “just be still.”  Of course I couldn’t’ stand it and started to walk over to the other flowers.   When I did the butterfly flew back to the Lantana.  If I had only been still.

Do you stop and be still?  We say we do but do we really?  What does it really mean to be still?

I found these two words to be very interesting while researching them.  This one small verse is part of the larger scripture that reminds us of the power and security we should have with the Lord.  When God spoke and said, “Be Still,”  he didn’t actually mean restrict mobility.  He meant for His people to realize that He has given unfailing promises to them.    God wanted them to understand that He is here and He does the work.  It is He who can move the mountains. 

The words “Be Still” are to draw us back into our relationship with Christ.  Don’t go running down the road where the Lord isn’t present, but find the path where He is and be still on it.  Be filled with trust in God.  Have the understanding that it is only He that we can have faith.

 When we are still and surrender to Him  we find peace while our lives are busy and overwhelming. Just be still in His word and have trust in Him. 

When the world demands you to be busy obey God and be still!

Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God