Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself,
like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.
Yes, like a weaned child is my soul within me. – Psalm 131:2 (NLT)
I was reading my Bible this morning and this verse just jumped out at me. I don’t know about you, but when things aren’t going well, I get worked up. My stress level rises, I have a hard time sleeping and my mind begins to run a mile a minute.
Yet today’s verse talks about calming and quieting ourselves. Wow. What a great idea. When things get really tough in life, what would it look like if we just took some time to get quiet. To calm ourselves and just see what it is that God is speaking to us.
What if instead of stressing out about our problems, we just went to God in prayer about them? What would things look like? How would our situations change?
I feel like there’s so much that God wants to do for us if we’d just stop freaking out and rest instead in Him. He’s there to lead us, guide us, and really just do life with us. Jesus is there to walk with us in those stressful moments when things aren’t going well, and He wants to be there when things are going well.
So today, take some time to spend in prayer, Bible study and worship. Be still and calm and realize that God has a way out and will help you through everything you face.
