Being Still

Psalm 37:7

“7 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.”

We are not a patient people.  We want things now.  When we pray,  we expect things to happen, not next year, but now.

Not only are we not patient, but we are not students of scripture, because if we were we would know that patience is a virtue, that God will not be rushed, that He is sovereign, and that He works in His own time, in His own will,  not ours.

We cannot hurry in our spiritual lives.  We have to read and reread the scriptures.  We must struggle over the meaning of words and phrases in order to understand.   We have to wait on God’s truth to reveal itself to us.  Our spiritual lives have to move slower, much slower, than our secular lives.

Waiting and being still before the Lord is a necessary part of our spiritual development.  

It humbles us and causes us to listen…and to trust.

“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.” (Psalm 37:5)

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)