....Be Still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10)
by Lois Stone
When I am feeling really frazzled, or stressed out, I have to remind myself of one of my favorite sayings. "a day hemmed in prayer, seldom unravels ." I find that, if I dont spend time in prayer to God on a regular daily basis, my day DOES unravel. Doesnt yours?
There is no doubt in my mind that the peace and calm that come in times of trouble is God ministering to our souls. When I see how God dealt with others in the Bible, I know He will do the same for me. Because, He said, "I am the Lord, I change not." Malachi 3:6 (KJV) and because thru my experiences, I have seen God working in my life, and others, thru the Power of Prayer. Psalm 38:13 - In the morning my prayer comes before you. Psalm 55:17 reads Evening, morning and at noon, I will will pray and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 88:13 - in the morning my prayer comes before you. In Daniel 6:10, we find Daniel praying 3 times a day.
In the New Testament, we find Jesus prayed quite often. If the SON OF GOD has to pray to His Father, how much more shouldnt we? We find Jesus praying in the early morning before daylight, Mark 1 : 35. In Luke 4:42 Jesus departed from a crowd of people and went to a solitary place to pray. Luke 6:12 we find he went out on a mountain to pray.
The bible doesnt tell us what Jesus prayed for in those instances. One can only imagine with all the stress He would have to deal with, that he prayed for the strength to deal with it. Perhaps He prayed for focus... or patience.-- there were alot of people making demands !....courage? there were alot of people out there against Him !!
But in Matthew 26, we know what Jesus was praying for. His appointment with death was coming. Jesus went to the garden alone to pray to God, and pour out His troubles. He prayed so hard he had sweatdrops of blood! He cried out to God, " please, take this cup from me. " And yet,he also prayed, " NOT MY WILL,BUT THINE " .....he surrendered His will to God.
Being still....surrender your will to God. Stop trying to take control of everything, and leave it to God!! God has ultimate control over all.
God is a very present help in time of trouble. tho the nations rage about us and even our own nation is in turmoil, we must remember God still has ultimate control of all. Nothing is impossible for God.... Luke 1:37
Wherever you are in life remember God has plans for you, Jeremiah 29:11-12 -- "For I know the thoughts I have for you," declares the Lord, "thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope . Then you will call upon Me and pray to Me and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart."
. Those that know me really well know that my favorite summer past time is sitting on the front porch step gazing out and up at the night sky, lit only by the stars and the moon. I am quite fascinated by the constellations and the cosmic galaxy. Not only of its beauty, and the awe that God created it, but the fact that, it is under His control 100%. There is nothing you or I or spacemen can do, to make the moon go its course , or keep the earth spinning, but just because God wills it to, the moon hangs up there in space. and the earth keeps spinning.....LIFE...goes on. It reminds me, not only of Gods control and headship over all of His creation, but also, just as the stars twinkle in the darkness, and the moon shines bright, so we should shine our lights in a dark sinful world. In the moments that I walk farther on out away from the house in total darkness, I stand in awe, just knowing, that way up on past the first and second heaven, God sits on His Holy Throne in the 3rd heaven, looking down over all, with full control over EVERYTHING . It is then ......I am truly being still...my heart swells with peace and I know, He is God. After a hard day of work, or a stress filled day, or just a hot day followed by a cool night, sitting under the endless sky and all the earth is quiet , I am being still, and I know He is God. 
