Be still

Be still and know that I am God.

Last week’s sermon is true in that it’s increasingly difficult to remain still and quiet and wait patiently for God to reveal Himself to us. The world is just too noisy and busy. As human beings, we can’t help but to take things into our own hands, letting ourselves get burnt, banging against walls, and getting ourselves all beat up and weary. For what purpose exactly? It stems from the insecurity that God does not have our back. It stems from the insecurity of uncertainty, of not knowing. It stems from impatience- the disease that grips our modern world-the need for instant gratification. It’s an ailment that knows no cure, not serious enough to be in the DSM, but equally destructive and crippling. 

The need to get what we want and quickly has driven people to crimes, debts, toxic relationships, etc. Sometimes we call such people the go-getters, the ambitious and exalt them. The go-getters sometimes manipulate and wrap others around their little finger to get what they want, not coz they want the “prize” but rather the feeling of winning. The go-getters sometimes step on everyone else, pull out all stops, and put up a theatrical show, to get to where they want to be. I suppose the benefit of age is the ability to see through these little acts; the showmanship of the go-getters can give you the chuckles but for some well, they just make you wanna leave the scene.