For some of us, it is difficult to be still. I think there are those of us who have a tendency to be active, to be moving, to be thinking, to be correcting, to be improving, to be building, to be growing, to be creating...but, to be still? I really believe that there is a genetic predisposition for some of us to NOT be still. Some may consider this tendency to be controlled by an anxious type personality or a type A type personality.
For those of us who have a difficult time being still, I think we have to understand we have to learn to be still. Sometimes, it can be easy to be still. It may be easier to be still on vacation looking at a beautiful blue ocean with no pending responsibility. It may be more difficult to be still when faced with a grim diagnosis, a problem financially, or a problem in our relationships. With all the information we have available, it would seem that if we just work hard enough, search hard enough or think hard enough, that we could fix any problem.
Well, I think there are times when God just wants us to be still...because when we allow ourselves to be still, we can know that He is God.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Learning To Be...
In Philipians 4:12, Paul states he has learned the secret of being content . It is helpful for me to remember that mental states of being take time to master. In other words, we need to "learn" to be content. In addition, it seems that we need to "learn" to be at peace. We need to "learn" to be calm and controlled. We need to "learn" to be self disciplined. As life goes on and we are faced with new opportunities, experiences, trials and challenges, this "learning" continues.
In fact, it is through new trials and challenges that we are able to apply the things we have learned in the past, but we must press on to learn new methods and approaches when our worlds are rocked.
Philipians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
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In fact, it is through new trials and challenges that we are able to apply the things we have learned in the past, but we must press on to learn new methods and approaches when our worlds are rocked.
Philipians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
http://www.northpoint.org/messages/free
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