We live in a restless age. We always want to be on the go but to go deeper with God we have to learn to be still. [Ps 46:10] Being still is foreign to many people. In fact, we live such fast paced lifestyles if we ever get still many fall asleep out of sheer exhaustion.
We do not know how to be still. We have to be watching something, listening to something, checking social media, seeking entertainment, and trying to stay connected with everyone while increasingly becoming more and more disconnected from God.
If we are ever going to go deeper with God we have to learn to be still. That means we have to intentionally forsake the company of people so that we can be alone to keep company with God. Being still requires that we cease activity in order to turn our thoughts, our passions, and affections toward Jesus Christ. Being still means quieting our minds and hearts in the Lord's presence. Being still means ceasing activity except for prayer and meditation on the word of God.
Centuries ago this being still was built into the natural flow of life. People lived a slower pace of life. They walked more. Took time to sit on the porch more. There were no smart phones, email, or internet. The television did not keep people preoccupied for hours on end. Social media did not distract. People pondered things. People read more.
There have been distractions in every age to keep the believer from going deeper with God. Satan is a masterful distractor. To combat that the child of God has to learn to sit still before a great and magnificent God. Sitting still means slowing down everything for the purpose of seeking more of Him. Sitting still before Him brings new revelations with endless joy in His presence. [Ps 16:11]
When we learn to sit still we come to know Him. That means we comprehend more of Him, we discover new truth about Him, we perceive new revelation of Him and we gain a higher regard for Him.
I urge you to get still before God and linger long in His presence. Then and only then will you truly come to know Him.
We do not know how to be still. We have to be watching something, listening to something, checking social media, seeking entertainment, and trying to stay connected with everyone while increasingly becoming more and more disconnected from God.
If we are ever going to go deeper with God we have to learn to be still. That means we have to intentionally forsake the company of people so that we can be alone to keep company with God. Being still requires that we cease activity in order to turn our thoughts, our passions, and affections toward Jesus Christ. Being still means quieting our minds and hearts in the Lord's presence. Being still means ceasing activity except for prayer and meditation on the word of God.
Centuries ago this being still was built into the natural flow of life. People lived a slower pace of life. They walked more. Took time to sit on the porch more. There were no smart phones, email, or internet. The television did not keep people preoccupied for hours on end. Social media did not distract. People pondered things. People read more.
There have been distractions in every age to keep the believer from going deeper with God. Satan is a masterful distractor. To combat that the child of God has to learn to sit still before a great and magnificent God. Sitting still means slowing down everything for the purpose of seeking more of Him. Sitting still before Him brings new revelations with endless joy in His presence. [Ps 16:11]
When we learn to sit still we come to know Him. That means we comprehend more of Him, we discover new truth about Him, we perceive new revelation of Him and we gain a higher regard for Him.
I urge you to get still before God and linger long in His presence. Then and only then will you truly come to know Him.
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