Take a break

"Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)

It's hard for me to sit in one place for too long.  Even if I have time to settle down to watch a ball game (which is rare), I often get up multiple times during the game to do this or that.  I don't believe I have ADD or anything like that, it's just that there are so many things that run through my mind that I can't just let them sit there without dealing with them.

Last night I had a wonderful opportunity to sit on our deck with my wife under a beautiful moonlit night and do absolutely nothing.  The kids were in bed, the weather was perfect, and we both had cups of hot chai in our hands.  My iPod was playing background music and as we sat basking in the moon's glow, we watched as Jupiter followed the moon across the sky.  We talked about life, work, family, dreams, the beach, and faith.  Our hearts were full of God's peace as we sat there together, in the stillness of God's creative glory. 

During times like these of stillness and peace, God is faithful to remind me of who He is.  With my mind less absorbed on my own cosmos, I am free to marvel at His grace and provision and to listen to His heart instead of my own ambitions.  There isn't a man or woman alive who doesn't need to take some time to just chill out.  Not in front of the TV or at an event, but in the stillness and the quiet of doing absolutely nothing.  As a follower of Christ, I daily acknowledge that the Lord is my God.  But in the stillness of His presence, a can truly know that He is God.