Hold Still
Hold still, I said these very words to my DD as I helped her pluck her eyebrows a few days ago. Hold still…you say these words to your child before you begin the delicate procedure to remove a splinter from a finger or a speck of sand out of their eye. Hold still…you do this when you are afraid. Hold still…think of all the things that require stillness? The title of my blog “Be Still and Know” comes from one of the very first connections I had with God’s Holy Word, it is from my much loved Psalm 46 verse 10, “ Be still and know that I am God”. Being still for me is the core truth that defines my relationship with Christ. I have to be willing to hold still before I can know the greatness of God. I read a poem the other day in my “Streams in the Desert” (if you have a copy of SID the devotional is on June 20 if you would like to read the entirety of the poem, if not you can follow this link ) , it was a small verse in the poem that accompanied the devotion for the day. “G...