In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him - totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence. - Chuck Swindoll
It's a human failing to try to do too much, too fast, without pause for refreshment or renewal. It's so easy to get to that place: a place of anxiety, restlessness, fatigue.
Recently, my morning reading took me to 2 Samuel 7 where I read that King David went to the place of worship and "sat before the Lord." Eventually he prayed, and God responded, but I loved that, at first, he just sat there in stillness, knowing he was in the presence of the holy, almighty, sovereign God.
Do we ever do that? Just find a quiet place and sit in God's presence? As if we have all the time in the world. As if he's the most important person in our lives. As if sitting with him is the most important thing we have to do that day. Maybe it is.
David was King. He probably was busy all the time. But this day, he cleared his schedule. He walked away from all the hubub of the palace to find God in tent and sit in his presence. Just reading that made me want the same. Sometimes we need to do a little clearing of our own schedules, so the connection stays strong, so his voice can be heard, and so we will restist the temptation to rush off and try to do everything without him.
Just sit. In his presence. Still. Quiet. All will be well . . .
"My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." - Psalm 63:8
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