Learning To Listen

This is what the Lord says - the Lord who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the Lord: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come. Jeremiah 33:2-3

I have been full of questions lately. A lot of those questions start with "why...". It has been a confusing time, a time when I have tried to figure things out. I have been somewhat unsuccessful in these efforts, and have been left feeling frustrated and confused.

I've actually been a little upset at God about this. But it's not His fault. He doesn't want me confused. He is not trying to frustrate me. He is quite willing for me to know the truth, but I think it is just that I am having a hard time listening. After all, He did say, "Ask me and I will tell you..."

I don't sit still very well. The joke is that if I sit still for too long, I fall asleep - and that is not far from the truth. I get caught up in this whirlwind of activity, not realizing until later that I am accomplishing nothing. By the end of the day I am exhausted, but as I try to figure out why, it all seems so futile. It's like all my efforts were in vain. And as I drop into bed at night, I am almost instantly asleep. I never remember much past turning off the light - and sometimes I don't even remember that!

God is calling me to be still... But there is just so much that needs to be done! I don't have time to sit still!

"Be still and know..." But I CAN'T be still because I know... how much there is to do and how little time there is to accomplish it!

"Be still and know that I am God." Could it really be that simple? He wouldn't have said it if it wasn't true. He is God. He is capable of taking care of all of those things I am concerning myself with. He is GOD! What is so complicated about that? It's the letting go... Trusting... I've been asking, but I haven't been waiting for Him to answer. That's got to change!

"Be still..." Can't do that here. I've got to go and get busy being still! It's time to listen...


It's not complicated, but it is... just a thought...