Be Still

Heart Prep

Take this time to pray and ask God to help your rest in His presence today.
Whatever is going on in your life will not overcome you.
Ask God for strength to overcome it in His Name.

Psalm 46:10 “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”

Another way of putting this Scripture would be, “be still and know that He is God.” I’ve had some personal experience with this very special scripture. In college, someone told my cousin something about me that was not true. It was the FARTHEST thing from the truth. My cousin then asked my sister about it, and she asked me about it. The person who started this whole thing used to be a somewhat close friend, but over the months our friendship kind of faded away (right on time for God’s Plan). My sister and I got into an argument that lasted weeks because of this one lie. It took us a LOT of talking and crying to get to the truth. It strengthened my sister’s and my relationship, and for that I am grateful, but during the struggle, I wanted to walk right up to that girl who started all of this and give her a piece of my mind. I knew she wouldn’t say it to my face, and that made me even angrier. I was just about to make a move and talk to her when the Lord sent me this scripture. “Be still and know that I am God.” BE STILL. CEASE STRIVING. Don’t try to figure it out yourself. Don’t try to fix it all on your own. He said, “Be still.” He is God, and He can handle this. And you know what? He did handle it. He got me away from a toxic person in my life, and He saved my reputation and my witness. He calmed the stormy waters that were crashing in my heart and gave me peace. All I needed to do was be still.

Life Application

Do you need to apply this verse to a situation or situations in your life?  God wants you to be still. He doesn’t want you frantically striving to figure it out and fix it on your own.

What is God saying to me today?

How does this change my life and what are my next steps?