SIT STILL AND SEE
There was a certain generation of parents who raised their children with this constant command – SIT STILL. It was spoken at specific times like when a girl’s hair was being braided and of course while you were in Church. With that command was the expectation there would be little or no movement whatsoever and that the normally restless child would somehow have a change of behaviour that would cause him/her to focus on what was considered to be of primary importance. Some kids then and even today still find it extremely difficult to SIT STILL. But grownups too still struggle with this charge. So then our FF for today is SIT STILL AND SEE.
There is value in movement. Movement means that there is some sort of progress. In life movement is to be encouraged yet monitored and structured so that one is not just moving for the sake of being active. But there is a danger in movement, even if it is ever so slight. Movement means that there has been a shift of focus and with too much movement too frequently one can be seen then to be restless and lacking in focus. One sure antidote or cure to this in life is the call to SIT STILL AND SEE.
The charge to SIT STILL AND SEE is not an invitation to laziness. Neither does it mean that motivation is in short supply. It is not sanctioning inactivity. It is the total opposite. To SIT STILL AND SEE is a request to boldly engage the weighty issues of oneÂ’s life that often escape us in the hustle and bustle of daily movement where there is the risk of losing focus on the real important things that matter most in life.
So today even for a few moments just
SIT STILL AND SEE the awesome majesty and glory of God in a sunrise or sunset.
SIT STILL AND SEE how God has protected, preserved and provided for you.
SIT STILL AND SEE where your path in life could have taken if it were not for God.
SIT STILL AND SEE not just what you have but also what you donÂ’t have.
SIT STILL AND SEE that yesterdayÂ’s problems prepared you for tomorrowÂ’s promise.
SIT STILL AND SEE wherever you now find yourself God has not abandoned you.
SIT STILL AND SEE the enemy’s attacks have not left you dead – only wounded.
Something happens when we SIT STILL. Our vision is impacted. Somehow we SEE things differently even if though there has been no change on the outside. The mountain may still be before us but in sitting STILL God allows us to SEE how to climb over. The way ahead may be dark but as SIT STILL God puts a light at our feet. In sitting STILL we SEE even some things about ourselves which before then we were blinded to.
So till next Friday, GodÂ’s willing, hear the yearning request of the Holy Spirit to us to find the time to SIT STILL AND SEE all that God may have been trying to show us for the longest time. As we SIT STILL we SEE God, ourselves and all of life with new eyes. There is nothing more valuable today than to SIT STILL AND SEE.
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
HereÂ’s the link for the blog. Join in the discussions.
http://moravians.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=35
There is value in movement. Movement means that there is some sort of progress. In life movement is to be encouraged yet monitored and structured so that one is not just moving for the sake of being active. But there is a danger in movement, even if it is ever so slight. Movement means that there has been a shift of focus and with too much movement too frequently one can be seen then to be restless and lacking in focus. One sure antidote or cure to this in life is the call to SIT STILL AND SEE.
The charge to SIT STILL AND SEE is not an invitation to laziness. Neither does it mean that motivation is in short supply. It is not sanctioning inactivity. It is the total opposite. To SIT STILL AND SEE is a request to boldly engage the weighty issues of oneÂ’s life that often escape us in the hustle and bustle of daily movement where there is the risk of losing focus on the real important things that matter most in life.
So today even for a few moments just
SIT STILL AND SEE the awesome majesty and glory of God in a sunrise or sunset.
SIT STILL AND SEE how God has protected, preserved and provided for you.
SIT STILL AND SEE where your path in life could have taken if it were not for God.
SIT STILL AND SEE not just what you have but also what you donÂ’t have.
SIT STILL AND SEE that yesterdayÂ’s problems prepared you for tomorrowÂ’s promise.
SIT STILL AND SEE wherever you now find yourself God has not abandoned you.
SIT STILL AND SEE the enemy’s attacks have not left you dead – only wounded.
Something happens when we SIT STILL. Our vision is impacted. Somehow we SEE things differently even if though there has been no change on the outside. The mountain may still be before us but in sitting STILL God allows us to SEE how to climb over. The way ahead may be dark but as SIT STILL God puts a light at our feet. In sitting STILL we SEE even some things about ourselves which before then we were blinded to.
So till next Friday, GodÂ’s willing, hear the yearning request of the Holy Spirit to us to find the time to SIT STILL AND SEE all that God may have been trying to show us for the longest time. As we SIT STILL we SEE God, ourselves and all of life with new eyes. There is nothing more valuable today than to SIT STILL AND SEE.
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
HereÂ’s the link for the blog. Join in the discussions.
http://moravians.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=35
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