Still

This is something that i am not very often. Still.
As i sat pouring over my Bible this morning, begging, searching, longing for His words that would reach deep into my soul and restore me..
He did, He did just that. and do you know what He told me? He told me to be STILL.
I sort of shook my head in conviction as the tears began to stream down my cheeks. Of course Father I thought. If you are to speak to me, make me be usable, first you have to teach me. All these battles of life that I am up against suddenly seemed so small as He whispered this promise to me..
"THE LORD WILL FIGHT FOR YOU, YOU NEED ONLY BE STILL." Exodus 14:14
I had been putting so much of my energy in just keeping my head above water these past few days that i had forgot to breath in His air.
The very air that gives life to my body, i was struggling, floundering, drowning without it, and it all came to clear to me in sudden revelation as i read that verse.
He is my great protector. He is my battle leader..my chief, My KING.
And not only is He all those things, He loves me, cares enough for me, to speak silent words of comfort to my heart.
When the things of this world come crashing in and around you, He is there. We need only to be still.
Be still and know that I am God, HE tells us..
I will Lord. I will be still.