“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a ESV
This past week while serving in my role as the Main Street Spitter I realized I was thinking about rain. What a nice morning it was for a run. . . but what if it rained? It wouldn’t be as nice of a morning and if there’s a downpour cars can’t see me and it’s hard for me to see and I’m not near my car and I want to get a solid run in before work.
Dude, there was no rain in sight. Not even in the forecast.
And yet my mind traveled quickly down the “what if” rabbit hole and left me ignoring the beautiful morning in front of me.
I’m a planner, but recently I’ve found myself planning so far in the future that it’s ruining my day. Yes, I have a busy weekend scheduled in October, but why am I thinking about that today? Yes, crazy things will come up at work, but why am I thinking about that right now?
So I tried an experiment. I focused on what was right in front of me: cool weather, morning mist, a sunrise, other morning runners.
In that moment, I was still.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a ESV
Well, my body wasn’t still, but my mind was. And as I thought about this verse I understood that my still mind allows me to think about who God is.
He is truth, so I don’t have to make up stories about what might happen in the future.
He is strength, so I don’t have to grow anxious anticipating how tired I might be.
He is peace, so I don’t have to let my mind run through multiple scenarios about what might happen in a certain situation.
A busy mind clouds my view of God.
A still mind amplifies my view of God.
And I continued the experiment in my classroom, in my car, as I went to bed. Join me in this experiment, won’t you? Because I’ll be performing trials for quite some time.
And if you never thought of God having a sense of humor. . . “Singing in the Rain” played on the radio during that morning run. Maybe it’ll all be ok :)
