“Be Still”

Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nation, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10

Verse Reflections:  The Greek translation of “be still” means to literally “let go, to surrender”.  Only by stopping our busy lives, by letting go of our control can God take over.  At this point in my life journey, I know I cannot control my eating habits and weigh a healthy weight.  I have to let go and surrender.  I have tried and tried and tried to be disciplined without God leading the way and I fail.  Only by giving up our illusion of control can we allow God to take over, to be exalted.  Imagine for a moment steering the car and then letting go of the steering wheel and watching the car stay between the lines up hills and around curves.  At that point we have to know He is steering.  We can take no credit for keep the car on the road.  So often we convince ourselves that our “successes” come from our hard work, our discipline.  The reality is, there are many people that work hard with discipline that have horrible tragedies befall them.  We all have to eventually acknowledge that we cannot control certain parts of our lives.  For me, making consistently healthy eating choices is one of those.   I am so ready to be still, to let go and surrender.  And I am excited about the day people start asking me how I lost the weight so I can exalt God in my answer.  Today we are going to let go and surrender our eating habits to God.  We cannot do this on our own!

Prayer:  Lord, thank you for this verse.  Thank you for allowing me to be still and KNOW that You are God.  You will be exalted in my body today and every day on this earth. I will celebrate You, I will worship You, I will elevate You through my life.  Let’s exalt together.  I love the idea that by letting go, surrendering I can represent You better in my eating, my peacefulness and my body.  My health will be Yours and I praise You for that.  Thank You for being present in stillness.  I am out on the porch with hummingbirds buzzing around and my puppy snoring through it all.  The perfect way to see and hear You.  Love You.  I look forward to exalting You today.

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