In our busy lives, do we even know what stillness feels like? Do we find it downright difficult to be truly still, with our minds doing overtime keeping up with it all?
We exercise our minds by reading, building things, stimulating discussions, and the like. We exercise our bodies through physical exertion and practicing self-control. We exercise love by acting in love when we don't feel very loving. What about stillness? When are we exercising that?
If God tells us to "Be still and know that I am God", then are we obeying him? Just like anything valuable in life, it takes practice. We must practice being still. Like physical exercise that gives benefits that we carry throughout our day, stillness exercises give benefits that we can take with us.
The more we practice stillness, the easier it gets to find it in the midst of daily life's moments. In these still moments we can truly know that he is God and with us in the details.
Have you practiced being still today?
