Stay Still

GCD Weekly Newsletter - 15th November 2024

How long do you think you’d last?

If I asked you to sit still, with no podcasts, no social media, nothing to do with your hands, how long would you last?

When Mrs R and I were travelling recently, we had to walk up at 3am to get the train from Central London to Amsterdam. In London, nothing ever truly stops. We awoke, found our bus, and joined two dozen others who’d already begun their days. As we travelled further, others hopped on too, but for them their days were just ending. Clubbers and plumbers sat side by side, watching on as darkness turned to light.

Headphones from every price range adorned their heads. I myself had my laptop, a tablet, a phone, two books, and two pairs of earbuds, just in case I got bored. I find it really hard to stop. I’m very rarely still.

I think part of the issue is that we think that if we stop, everything will fall apart. Whether it be our work, our social presence, the party we’re hosting. Whatever it might be, it’ll fail because we took a moment of peace.

In Psalm 46:10, we read:

“Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”

Today, take a second to be still. Dwell on that knowledge.

God is God. We are not.

We needn’t oscillate for eternity, dizzying ourselves with the worries of the world. He will be exalted among the nations, he will be exalted in all the earth. He. Our Father. Our Lord. Our Security. Our Salvation.

So take a second.

Stay still, and ask yourself.

How long do you think his steadfast love and perfect peace will last?

Grace and Peace,

Adsum Try Ravenhill is married to Anna and together they are passionate about seeing men and women discipled in the context of the local church. They live in Reading, UK and are part of a church plant that meets in the town hall. Adsum edits the GCD Weekly Newsletter and can be found through his writing at The Raven’s Writing Desk. You can find all of Adsum’s previous articles for GCD here.

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