Family Devotional
Day Eighteen
“Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10
Great blue herons and egrets often look like
statues as they stand watching and waiting for food. If they move it’s barely
visible—just a fraction of motion. Time seems to stop. And sometimes it appears
that they decided to take a nap.
But when their meal swims by, they strike
like an arrow—straight and accurate.
It takes time to wait so patiently, and it
takes time to learn to stand so still. And everywhere around us people are busy
and moving so it seems odd to stay quiet. It’s hard to block out noise and to
focus on one thing only. Even when you need to take a test in school, there are
still people shifting in their seats or rustling papers. Or there are sounds
out on the street or playground that distract us.
Often when we pray, we have a hard time to
wait so patiently and watch in stillness for God’s answer. We can get
distracted or feel sleepy or forget to wait for an answer.
We swim around and around like the fish in
the pond and maybe miss the answer when it comes. The discerning fish recognizes
the heron’s shadow waiting to strike and swims in another direction. When we
copy the heron and stay still in prayer, God gives us discernment too so we
will recognize danger warnings.
Action
1. Look at a
clock to check what time it is and then get into a comfortable position and
stay very still. How long does it take before you get uncomfortable and want to
move?
2. Now try
again without watching the time. Instead stay very quiet and listen. What
sounds do you hear? What do you smell?
3. Next
think about your day. Thank God for the good things that happened. Then talk to
Him about a problem you had or a worry that occurred.
4. Did you
become still on the inside and the outside?
Read More
Exodus 14:13
Psalm 62:5-7
Romans 12:12
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