Power Of Stillness

Key Scripture:  “Roll your works upon the Lord--commit and trust them wholly to Him; [He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.” - Proverbs 16:3

Power Point:

     I’ve used this scripture for many years as a promise from the Lord. In the times when I do NOT know what to do, He will cause me to think the way HE thinks.  When I do that, I have peace.  One of the definitions for “peace” is tranquility.  The very sound of that word makes me happy. I can picture myself being that. Can't you?
Unfortunately sometimes I’m not, even though that's His goal for my life.

    When I'm thinking the thoughts that God thinks, I have a confident expectation of His Goodness. If I am confidently expecting Him to be good to me, then I will be tranquil, and I guess I won’t need tranquilizers.

One of the synonyms for “tranquil” is “untroubled stillness”. It reminds me of Psalm 46:10 “Be STILL and KNOW that I am God.”

     That’s the key isn’t it?  When we are “untroubled”, we are at peace because we KNOW that we KNOW that we KNOW that God is who He says He is and will do what HE says HE will do.  It means that we do not allow a troubling situation to sink into our thoughts.  We are always expecting God to do the impossible because He said He would.     
     “Tranquility” also means, “calmness, quietness, and, (are you ready for this?)  noiselessness.” 

     Recently I was with my family and we were going through a stressful, very noisy time.  My son had just had surgery. His wife, Kim, was having to take on all of his responsibilities as well as caring for him and the children, and the dog.

JD, was hit in the head that particular day playing football.  Later, while she was on the phone ordering dinner, Benny fell and scraped his knee badly.  I looked at her face and I could see that the “noise” of her life right then had become so loud that it was deafening.  I marched her off to my bedroom, fixed her a mocha coffee, and put a sign on the door ordering everyone to leave her alone, in no uncertain terms!  For a brief moment, she had “no noise”.  She took a moment to regroup, re-gather her thoughts, and get back in the place where everything looked possible again.

    Do you have too much noise in your life right now?  Beloved, we are encouraged to think about God’s possibilities and not our shortcomings and shortfalls.  Believing in His goodness, can quiet our hearts and our minds and the noisy expectations of lack, and failure, and “too much”, will be washed away by remembering how much He loves us and has us on His mind right this moment. And how much He wants to help.

     When you truly know Who God wants to be for you in your situation and are trusting Him to do it, you can be still.  Like Kim, we all need to take a "time out" don't we?  

      As you take a moment to roll over the cares of your life onto His very strong shoulders, you purposefully step into agreement with God. He promises that peace will follow. As a result of exchanging your “noise”, for His stillness, great good  will come to you. Why?  Because He will cause your thoughts to be the same as His.  He will encourage a new outlook and a new optimism about His plans for you. And then?  Your plans will be established and succeed.

     

Power Thought:

     

Agreeing with God means that you give Him your worries, and doubts in exchange  for a fresh infusion of hope and possibility.  Why not take a "time out" right now to hold out your hands, palms up.  Imagine that "noisy" thing right in the middle of them, and say, “Father, do you see “this”? I need to exchange this noisy thing for Your peace.” And then take back the peace He gives you. Be still and know.  Shhh!