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Be Still And Feel God

Even still, He is the rock I stand on.

Betsy Tucker
Aug 31, 2016
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Be Still And Feel God
Betsy Tucker

Today, I got to enjoy the stillness of a sunset and the stillness of peace. I've always wanted to just park somewhere and watch the sun set. Today, I got that chance. Today, I learned that life doesn't slow down for anyone. Life waits for no one.

I loved sitting there, with my car keys out of the ignition and wondering what people thought I was doing. I was being still in God's beautiful creation. I was soaking up all the stillness on a busy road. I was hoping I was in Seattle. I was hoping that all my dreams were coming true just by sitting on the side of the road with Hillsong playing. I was thanking God for making me be still in that moment. I never realized how crazy it is to just be still. Look around at what is going on in the world, and be still. God is out there creating my future, my life, and the things He wants me to accomplish. God is busy planning my future while all He wants for me is to be still in Him. Still. Be still in God and let Him do His work. I will forever be grateful in knowing that simple little thing. It took me 23 years to figure it out, and I'm not the greatest at it yet.

The other thing I learned while sitting there watching the sun set was God created this world to be seen, to be noticed and to be impeccably impressive. I was in awe of the wonders surrounding me. Being still in that moment made me realize that I am not still enough. I do not seek. God created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh. I want to do something so incredibly inspiring in six days and be able to be still on that seventh day. God was still in His own work. He stood still in His own creation. I don't take the time to just stop and take in God's impeccably impressive creation as often as I would like to. Being still is a calming sensation. Being still is something I am wanting to strive to do more often. In 2016, my New Years Resolution is to be still and be in awe of God's impeccably impressive creations. I want to seek His will in all I do, and be still in all He has made. What's yours? Are you still enough?

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

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