All of us at one time or another get anxious about situations we are going through. Instead of thinking positively we think negatively. All we can see is how things will turn out bad. When we think the worst is going to happen we begin to try to control the situation. What is funny is that usually what is making us anxious is that we know deep down that the situation is out of our control. In those anxious times we are supposed to “… be still and know that I am (He is) GOD”, but that’s easier said than done. Instead, we try to take control of situations that are actually out of our control.
But did you know that the verb “be still” is translated in Hebrew as the word “rapha” which literally means “to let go” or “to surrender”. Some translations say "cease striving". Being still before God is to let go of our need to be in control. When we do this we let the light and life of God shine through the anxiety swirling over us.
Are you worried and anxious today? Take a moment to be still before God right now, cease striving ( I know it won't happen easily because we are all prone to want to be in control) ...and surrender to Him your need to be in control of your situation.
“Cease striving and know that I am God;
Psalm 46:10a
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