01/29/2018
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He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. – Psalm 107:29
A man
nervously paced the floor of his office. He needed an answer from God,
time was running out, and he
was becoming desperate. A deadline was upon him. He had prayed for
the answer, yet he still did not have a clue as to what the answer would
be. “Lord,
you know exactly what I need. You have never failed me, and I know
you won’t fail me now,” he cried out. Finally he became silent in his
weariness.
In his quietness, the
answer finally came: “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).
He realized that in all his worry and crying out to God, he
had failed to do what was necessary—be still. He was crying out so
loudly and so persistently that he could not hear the voice of God
speaking
to him, giving him the solution to his dilemma. Hurriedly, he ran to
his desk and began to do the research for his project as God showed him
what to
look for. He began typing, and the words came faster than he could
move his fingers. When the project was presented, the very words of that
verse became
life: God was exalted and received the glory.
Many times, we can be like
this man. We get so worried and consumed with the situation at hand
that our conversation with the Lord becomes one sided. We
cry out so loudly that we cannot hear the loving God who answers us
before we call, and while we are yet speaking, will hear us (Isaiah
65:24). God
wants to speak peace to our souls. He knows our every concern and
already has the perfect solution, but He patiently waits for us to be
still so we
can hear Him.
It is difficult to be
still in the midst of trouble, but God will calm the storms so the waves
subside around us. When we are still and listen to Him,
God gives the wisdom we are seeking. It may not be what we are
expecting, but it will be exactly what we need. He has the solution to
our every problem.
He only asks that we be still.
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