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Be Still and Know and Know That I am God...Psalm 46:10

The New Year has just begun.  A few tracks have been made.

Sometimes we get to choose the kind of tracks we make and where they go.
These words, 'Be Still'  will be my 'go to' verse for this year.
I know that I am wired for anything than stillness.
When I face challenges and set backs, my first inclination is to fix it.
No one hears.  Can there be a God?
I didn't sign up for this.

What does this really mean?
The Hebrew language suggests that it means to abandon, to slacken, to let go.
I've realized for me it means, 'Quit Striving.'

I barely had chosen this verse when I was asked to
 sit at the edge of a bedside saying goodbye to a dear friend.
I clenched her hand....and my eyes filled with tears.
I whispered a few encouraging thoughts.
Its hard to grasp that God is infinite during those solemn moments.
She whispered, "It's time to let go...."
I knew what those words meant or did I?
How can one "Let Go?"

I walked slowly and quietly out of the room
turning my face, waving goodbye once more and
reflected over the words...."Be Still"
God is God and we are to rest that he is in control over our lives.
Teach me to be quiet before God and enjoy a calm confidence.
Hours later she passed away peacefully.

So as I move forward and the world continues to crumble,
let me not stand as a composed person in disaster,
but let me stand with confidence that I know who 'He' is.
Only God can provide calm for the future.
She knew who 'He' was and taught me what it meant to 'Let Go.'

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