Be Still and Know
44 Days Until Easter
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
One of the hardest things for us to do is slow down. Not because we do not want to, but because everything around us is moving so fast. We live in a world filled with noise, constant input, and the quiet pressure to always be doing something. Even our spiritual lives can begin to feel like another space where we are trying to keep up, stay consistent, and get it right.
But Scripture invites us into something very different.
“Be still, and know that I am God.”
This is not just a calming verse. It is a command that carries deep trust. It is an invitation to stop striving, to loosen our grip, and to remember that God is already holding everything together.
Stillness is not inactivity. It is surrender. It is choosing to pause long enough to recognize that we are not in control, and that we do not have to be.
And if we are honest, that can feel uncomfortable.
For many of us, the challenge begins the moment we wake up. I know for me, I have used my phone as an alarm for quite some time. The goal is simple, just turn off the alarm. But within the first few moments of the day, notifications are already waiting. Messages, updates, alerts that came in overnight. And before I even realize it, my day has started at full speed. It feels like a shotgun start, like the race has already begun.
When our day begins that way, it becomes very difficult to create any real stillness. We are already reacting. Already moving. Already carrying things we were never meant to pick up first thing in the morning.
That is why this season matters.
Even in writing this, I am making a conscious decision to not allow myself to be bombarded by notifications during the first portion of the day until I have had time with the Lord. This is a discipline I have practiced before, and it was incredibly fruitful. And I am looking forward to stepping back into that rhythm during these days leading up to Easter.
Lent invites us to create space.
Not just by removing something, but by replacing it with something better.
It might be as simple as a few quiet minutes before the noise begins. A moment to open Scripture. A moment to pray. A moment to breathe and remember that God is already present.
Because in that stillness, something shifts.
We begin to remember who God is.
He is not hurried. He is not overwhelmed. He is not reacting.
He is God.
And we are not.
Today, take a moment to be still. Not to accomplish anything. Not to prove anything. Just to sit before the Lord and remember.
He is God.
Prayer
Lord, teach me how to be still. Quiet the noise in my life and in my heart. Help me create space to meet with You before the distractions begin. Remind me that You are in control and that I do not have to carry everything. Draw me into Your presence today. In Jesus’ name, amen.