Pause

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalms 46:10 (NIV)

Hit the pause button! Wait! Stop! Hold on a second! Don’t move! Freeze! Relax! Be still! Why are we in such a hurry? Why are we sprinting in this marathon called life? Why do we choose to run on fumes?

Your life is structured for the results you are getting. If you are overwhelmed and stretched to the limit, then your life is currently structured to produce that reality.

Can you continue living at your present pace? Can you continue to function at the immediate level you are embracing? You may be feeling that if something doesn’t change you are going to explode or burn out. So the question is: What needs to change? If you keep living the way you are living you will keep getting the results you are getting.

Maybe there is value in being still. Maybe there are healthy consequences to being still. I wonder if God created us to know that He is God. What if our knowing Him as God is proportionate to our willingness to be still?

Are you willing to try an experiment? Find a quiet place each day to just sit and reflect. Hit the pause button at least one time per day in order to be still. There’s no agenda! There’s nothing to fulfill! There’s no deadline! Just be still and see what God does to bring refreshing, renewal, and revival into your life.

Pursuing God,

Stephen Trammell
Pastor of Leadership and Pastoral Care