Psalms 46:10 -- On Stillness and Trust

"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
Psalms 46:10


This is good advice. I think it is hard for us to be still sometimes--to relax, to let go of whatever is stressing us out or bothering us, and to remember that God is in charge of those things that we can't control, and he will make everything right in the end.

It is good to take what actions we can to make the world better and to improve the lives of the people around us, of course. It's going farther and trying to control everything that often makes us crazy though. We can't control wars, natural disasters, downsizing, or death... and so many other things. Of course, we know that Christ stilled the storm, and that the Brother of Jared moved a mountain with faith, so there is a lot that we can do when God wills it, but all of us have limitations, and sometimes we need to be still and remember with absolute confidence and faith that God can and will handle it.

Today, let's look to God for help learning which things we can affect and which things we can't, and for the things that we can't affect, let's pray to and trust in God, asking for his intervention and knowing that he will make things right according to his will and his timing. And for the rest, which we can affect, let's also pray and trust, and get God's help in taking action, making sure that we are affecting the world and others for good and not evil, with confidence in the Lord's timing. :)