Fire Shut Up In My Bones...: SHUT UP & Chill...!

Dear Reader,

Sometimes our help doesn't come until we are quiet before God and take a chill pill! I hope you are blessed by this post.

Psalm 46:10 – “Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” (NLT)

“Stop fighting,” he says, “and know that I am God,” (GNB)

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Too often I spend my time talking, arguing, worrying and complaining about my problems to God or to other people. And when I do this, I have no room for God because all I can hear is my voice whining and whining. I imagine a scenario where a child is throwing a tantrum and keeps going on and on, crying and talking, and does not seem to even notice his or her mom waiting for him to calm down so she can speak or help with a solution. I remember one time when something went wrong with a job I was to deliver to a client and I was sick with worry. I came home and kept talking and complaining to my mom about what happened and I think I even burst into tears at a point. Haha. But through my whole drama, she never said anything. When I was finally done, she said, ‘So what do we do? What can be done to fix the problem?’ Fast forward to the end of the story, she ended up paying for the problem to be fixed. Now, this is a mother’s love in action. How much more God’s?

I must learn to quiet my spirit, soul and body before God. I must learn to SHUT UP and chill so I can clearly see what God is doing and hear what He is saying. With silence comes a knowledge. The Psalmist says, “Be still and know…” When I quiet my soul before God, the knowledge of His existence and of His greatness will overwhelm my soul. This is the only way that He can reveal Himself to me. Calming down is never easy especially when everything feels like it is crumbling. But if Jesus can calm the raging waves and sea, He can definitely calm my heart. When I am still, I am drowning out the noise and distractions of the world and focusing on God. I am surrendering to Him to take control. You know, when a person is trying to defend themselves before another and chooses not to defend himself against the false accusation put against him or her, it is a sign of surrender. Staying still is a way of telling God that “You know the best God, I choose to stop fighting and surrender to you. Do Your thing Jesus!”