One glance at the week and I felt my blood pressure climbing.
Two evaluations.
Three deadlines.
A conference.
A trip.
How did this all fall into one week?
When would I sleep?
When would I care for the kids, the puppy, the home?
When would I make time for God?
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently on Him.” Psalm 37:7a NIV
God, what do you have for me this week? Is there anything I should delete from the list?
Be still before the Lord…
If only the list would vanish from my mind.
Be still before the Lord…
With an overflowing planner, I believed the lie that I just can’t stop…
Be still before the Lord…
I suddenly remember myself as a little girl, learning to pray.
Close my eyes,
Bow my head,
Clasp my hands together to quell distractions.
I knew what needed to happen: close that planner and halt my mind’s minute-by-minute calculations.
Don’t assign blame over how that crazy schedule happened.
Close that planner and stop that feeling of dread.
“Do not fret it only leads to evil…” Psalm 37:8b NIV
What evil?
Anxiety, fear, faithlessness.
These negative, blood pressure spiking emotions would not lead me closer to God but might well distract me from Him.
Oh Lord, please teach me to be still. How to be still in my mind, body, and heart. Please train my thoughts to be positive not negative. Please allow me to remain faithfully Yours, not fretfully fearful.
Thank You, Lord, that through You all things are possible.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.