Be still and know that I am God

Genesis 2 : 2 – “On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work.”

We all know we need rest, we know it is important but life is lived at such a fast pace these days that taking time to rest can be difficult, no matter how important we know it is.
 

Sometimes, in amongst all the noise, I hear a quiet voice whisper to my soul “be still and know that I am God” and I know I need to listen and rest. Now, my life may not look any different, I may still be running from one activity to the next but my soul is at rest. I know I need to take the time to stop, listen, spend time with God and quite my soul. I can carry on with my schedule but the hectic pace, the anxiety is no longer there.
 

We do also need to actually take time to physically rest but I find a lot of my ‘busy’ is in my head and that is where I need rest the most. Stop the noise, take a pause and work through those things that are screaming at me inside my head. Make some space, allow God into the situation. Instantly there is peace and my soul’s heartbeat lines back up with God’s. The frantic pace eases and I feel at peace even though outwardly sometimes, nothing has changed.
 

God rested. We need to rest.
I find we have a tendency to get our work done and then find other things to do instead of taking a break. In Genesis it says “God had finished his work,” how many times have we finished something only to keep going on something else? We never let up, it is continual go go go. We need to understand the importance of rest.
I must admit I do struggle with this. I do not like leaving something not finished or feel like I haven’t done something to the best of my ability and yes I am one of those people who feels like it’s not done properly unless I do it myself!! I am my own worst enemy however I am learning to rest.
I have found that something that means so much to me, means absolutely nothing to somebody else or what I think isn’t good enough is somebody else’s idea of brilliant. Ease up on yourself, I think at times our own expectations and standards are too high. I am not saying don’t do your best, but make sure your best is actually achievable.

If you want to be performing at your best, then take the time to rest.