Be STILL and KNOW….
Be still and know that you are and have always been LOVED.
Be still and know you are not here by chance.
Be still and know that you were CREATED with intention.
Be still and know that you are being divinely GUIDED through life.
Be still and know that when you SEEK you will FIND.
Be still and know that if you knock, the door will be OPENED.
Be still and know that you are the SALT, and you are the LIGHT.
Be still and know that you don’t need to have all the answers.
Be still and know that life is a JOURNEY, and it is in the slow UNFOLDING of the journey that you learn TRUST in God and who you were CREATED to be….
BE STILL.
We live in a distracted world. It seems that no matter where we turn there is always noise. We have social media, our favorite shows, podcasts, work gossip, phone calls, texts and emails constantly drawing us into a world of chaos.
We will not find our answers in the noise. Our clarity and our answers are found in the quiet. In a world full of distractions, we need to relearn the art of being still.
We need to remember to curate rest so that our minds and bodies can be restored.
Stillness gives us much needed time to soothe our overstimulated nervous systems, reflect, hear our own thoughts and allow God to speak to us.
Curating stillness also improves our health and overall, well-being. According to WebMD, 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress and 75% to 90% of all doctor’s office visits by adults are stress related. When you are under stress, your body’s repair mechanisms are disabled. When I was a single mother working multiple jobs, I would get sick every three weeks like clockwork, and I would be sick anywhere from three-ten days. That is no way to live.
I don’t know about you, but I do not want to partake in that statistic. I have made it a habit to wake up no less than 45 minutes before my family to sit in the quiet. I also am teaching my children to give themselves at least 30 minutes of quiet before bed. Rest is not only a part of life, but it is a way to ensure that we are living a healthier, more fulfilled existence.
“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so, on the seventh day he rested from all his work.”
Genesis 2:2
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