Being still

it's been more than 3 months since my last break in january. just returned from sydney yesterday after a long week of family-ing. i have never spent so much time in close proximity with them. it was good. family time is always good.

so now i'm back at home, enjoying the silence. not really wanting to talk or do anything except rest. really rest.

sometimes it takes some much strength just to be still. thankfully i don't struggle with that very often because i love to sleep. haha. i thank God for that gift.

but sleeping and being still are 2 totally different things. i have discovered that being still in my spirit and "knowing He is God" is quite a totally different matter altogether. i can be physically rested and yet be anxious and edgy about my life. being still requires discipline, practice and an absolute trust in a God who never rushes, never fusses and definitely never worries.

so i learn daily to practice His presence. to know that He is God and that all creation must obey His bidding, including me.

find rest my soul
in Christ alone
know His power
in quietness and trust