“Be still and know that I am God”

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“Breath” “Be still and know that I am God”

What does it mean to be still? How is it possible to be still when life’s crashing waves keep flooding in?

What does it mean when God’s people are commanded to “be still”? The command is not given to limit the mobility of God’s people. This command represents a spiritual outlook that should be carried out by those who believe in His promises.

The word translated “be still” comes from the Hebrew term raphah. It refers to that which is slack, or to let drop, or in some instances, to be disheartened or weak. Those who are disheartened are said to take courage.
~I found this very interesting in my situation.

Sadly, I think that I am far from “still”; I am trying to “do all the work” and yet I say I am giving it to God… I am not giving him the credit that is due. I often think that by “taking courage,” I can survive and thrive by my own hard work. I can do it all on my own, without any divine dependence.

Here is the irony in this term “be still.” While we must take the initiative to fight and be courageous, the uncertainties of living in a world of sin will continually challenge us. Personal initiative is no replacement for our dependence upon God.
To “be still” forces us to think on two things: That we need to drop our hands, go limp, relax, and “chill out.” And to encourage us to reflect on what God can do in the face of what we are unable to do.

So as your world crumbles around you, the call from Scripture is: don’t draw back in faith in God. Stand still — not because of a self-made confidence, not because you are the most composed person in the face of disaster, not because “you’ve seen it all.” Be still because of what you know about God.

It is “God’s past” that provides calm for “our future.” Know that He is God! Know it, not just intellectually, but sensibly, spiritually, and emotionally. He is your God. He is the ruler of kingdoms of this earth and the all-powerful Creator of the Universe. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth will change” (Psalm 46:1-2).

While I write this I am looking up into a beautiful night sky and the way the moon is shinning into the blackness of the night… I can be still and know that the He is GOD. I can be still in the moments that are now… the moments that are all around me. I let too many of these moments slip by because I’m not being still and knowing his magnificent now moments.

“Breath”… It feels good to breath and know that God has surrounded me with much and that I can take comfort in his beautiful creation. It’s a battle, this journey. My heart is very vulnerable… and it’s okay to be sad. As emotional of a person I am…. my tears for “this” are trapped inside this very young girl who faced a world where she was never allowed to be still. She had to run and hide from who she was… and she forgot how to breath.

27 and still trapped… I’m learning now how to breath… one breath at a time; to let go of the moments of a past and find the courage to speak aloud the memories that are a part of who I am. I need to allow that layer to be present. It’s in this healing that my body remembers the pain, yet it’s also in the healing that my heart will be free to breath more often.

Be still and know that the Lord my God has surrounded me with precious moments of his peace.
I want to know those moments more clearly.
I crave a normal heartbeat.
It’s a long forgotten road… the world moved on… and she stayed forgotten.
till the clock started ticking again,
and the butterfly’s remembered for her…
her daughter brought back what it was like to be small
and the earth came back alive.
breath in… breath out
“Be still and Know that I am God”

It hurts to breath sometimes when there’s such a deep fog. I may be a fighter but I think it’s time I stop fighting and be still and let God fight this one out… I will continue on this long forgotten road…one breath at a time.