Psalm 46:10 reads, “Be still and
know that I am God.”
‘Still’ meaning no distractions,
no television, no radio, no iPod, no internet, no texting, no phone
conversation, no books, nothing… just being still, in a quiet place, alone.
Many people pride themselves on
their ability to multitask, that is, to handle more than one task at the same
time. I see it often… people driving and… eating, talking on the phone,
texting, and yes I’ve even seen people reading a book while driving down the
highway!
Whether you are a multitasker or
not, our lives can be very busy and overflowing with responsibilities and
activity. Stillness and solitude, well, we just don’t have the time.
Psalm 46 doesn’t say that we should be still, if we have the time…
but that we should make time to be still, and focus our thoughts and prayers on
God.
Personally, the time I spend in
stillness and solitude with God is my most valuable and rewarding time. As the
psalm says, it is a time of knowing God, a time of growing in relationship with
Him, a time of listening and hearing His still small voice speak into our
lives.
If we will develop this pattern of
life, we will be in good company, not only in patterns of life we see in the
Bible, but we’ll also be in the company of a good and wonderful God.
And when He had sent the
multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when
evening came, He was alone there (Mat 14:23).
Jesus often withdrew to lonely
places and prayed. (Luke 5:16)
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