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Stillness

December 14, 2018 By Annette1 8 Comments

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Two things pass through my mind when I think of the word still.

The first thought is this, a simple refrain I learned AGES ago.

Be still and know, that I am God.   

Be still and know, that I am God.

Oh be still and know that I am God.

This refrain speaks to me of a choice that folks make.  To be still or not to be still.  AND in that stillness to seek after God. 

My second thought has to do with the NEED to be still.  Because sometimes being still is a real solid need.  There are times when being still negates pain.  In being still, a parent is given a chance to mind their temper before dealing with a wayward child, or to stifle a smile when there is need to pay serious attention. Being still gives a chance to stop, to take a needful break.  To catch your breath!

Sometimes stillness is thrust upon us…unwilling and wild hearts that want to keep going.  I’ve had this happen.  A life crazy busy and a heart hollering in anger at God and the world but not able to just STOP.  Then an accident happens, putting one’s car out of commission… and stillness happens.  A life pauses, a heart eases, and God, God is again found. 

Stillness shouldn’t be feared or rejected in a crazy life world that we live in. You will find that stillness is a vital part of our lives as people and as believers. 

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  1. Andrew Budek-Schmeisser says

    December 14, 2018 at 1:56 am

    This is terrific, Annette. The ‘need to be still’; I never felt it before cancer, but I sure feel it now.

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    • Annette1 says

      December 14, 2018 at 2:30 am

      I can well imagine

      Reply
  2. Katherine says

    December 14, 2018 at 3:43 am

    Hi, thanks for this post. I’ve recently had stillness thrust upon me in the form of mild fatigue, now that I seem to be getting better I’m feeling like I don’t want to be still at all, but feeling like I need to be.

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    • Annette1 says

      December 16, 2018 at 12:31 am

      oh… I know that feeling! I live bouts of pain that seems to go on and on and then abates for a while. It’s hard to be still and when you want to move on and feel the push to remain quiet. Hard to balance it sometimes.

      Reply
  3. Michelle says

    December 14, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Being still is a lost art in such a busy and connected world. It’s a practice we need to practice more. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. FMF20

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    • Annette1 says

      December 16, 2018 at 12:32 am

      thank you Michelle, we do need to focus on it more.

      Reply
  4. Lori says

    December 15, 2018 at 11:30 pm

    Excellent. Just excellent.

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    • Annette1 says

      December 16, 2018 at 12:32 am

      Thank you Miss Lori. 🙂

      Reply

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