Whenever days sort of ooze by, I can always count on a character lesson looming eminent. How can I be so sure? Well, just as the natural elements around us can't defy the principle that says: For every action, there is an opposite & equal reaction; the spirit realm at least mirrors this. After all, it was, more than likely, the spirit realm from which this law originated. If only I could see the crazy amounts of stirring, warring, and never-ending activity that somehow increases all around me whenever I enter a period of waiting. Though I'm still, just beneath what lies between what is real and what is seen, is a blinding wall of provision that doesn't cease. To know this...to really, really know this, is to truly trust The One setting it all into motion. When my natural eyes detect a lull, there is always an even greater, opposite reaction awaiting the eyes of my spirit.
The challenge is always one of enduring the stillness. I get antsy. My doer quivers & tries to break the quiet; because, somehow, noise remains a comfort to my "here-n-now". I'm driven to move at the speed of nervously doing something in order to break the silence barrier. In my flesh, I feel like a slug. Like I'm losing some unknown ground. And yet, my spirit is contradicting everything I inherently think is responsible, by gently tapping on my heart, reassuring me that I'm in the right place.
Where else can I clearly hear the voice of God but in the quiet? In what other state can his hand thoroughly rewire me but in the stillness? It's in the waiting that defines me. The wait itself is His gift of grace. If you're like me - discovering the gift of inactivity closing doors all around you - take comfort. Focusing on His stillness always precludes the unequal & greater reaction of His provision. Only then will we be able to see the one door that He's enabling us to run through.
Seeing the line "just beneath what lies between what is real and what is seen" reminded me of God's provision that I've seen in my life as well as yours and the whole bases for Sacred Hideaway (still one of my favorite songs). I definitely need to remember to be still before God so He can work in me...I'm rarely still and fill my life w/ too many distractions when I have done time from stuff that needs to get done. You and Jeremy Camp have given me the same reminder today. His talking section from his Live album also mentions distractions and how those make us lose our focus on God.
Posted by: 4himcamper | January 30, 2010 at 06:00 PM
This is way more timely than you know, Marty. Days oozing by, the challenge to trust...sounds like my life at the moment. Thanks for the thoughts and encouragement. Love the song too. :)
Posted by: Susie | February 02, 2010 at 03:01 PM