be still

*originally published october 7, 2009

Time for a new post! It's fall and since it's getting colder I'll be writing a lot more due to the feet and feet of snow that will soon pile on my doorstep.

Tonight, I don't have anything profound or amazing to say, I just want to give a quick *thanks* to my Jesus who has brought us through the storm. It's interesting how sometimes in your life you'll endure things with great pain, but other times you'll endure with great joy. It doesn't mean the 'endure' part is any less hard, but it does mean that God's grace is sufficient for absolutely any situation. God does not will that anything bad should happen to his children, however, if we seek Him in the valleys, we will see His face even when it hurts to even open our eyes.

I urge you to remember these verses:

"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14

and

"The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he willquiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

Sometimes words cannot explain what's going on inside. Let God quiet your mind and your anxiety, and let Him fight for you. In Ephesians 6 it says that since we do not struggle against flesh and blood (other people), we cannot fight our own battles. We have to let God fight for us. In the meantime, we have to remember that God will 'quiet us with his love' -- I just love that!

There's a Kari Jobe song that I have probably listened to 1,000 times. I urge you to learn the lyrics and let God speak to your heart when you're feeling anxious or worried.

Sometimes, you just have to tell yourself to be still...

(Listen here)

"He is here for the broken and life to the one who is undone

He is peace to the wounded and hope for the helpless one

He is here, He is here

Be still my soul, be still
Be still my soul, be still
Wait patiently upon the Lord
Be still my soul, be still

When the waves rise against me and the wind tries to draw me away
I will stand on the mountain, safe in Your arms I will sing I will sing
Be still my soul, be still
Be still my soul, be still
Wait patiently upon the Lord
Be still my soul, be still

Be still I know He is God
He is here, He is here
Be still I know He is God
He is here, He is here

So be still my soul, be still
Be still my soul, be still
Wait patiently upon the Lord
Be still my soul, be still
Wait patiently upon the Lord
Be still my soul, be still"

Lindsay