There is an amazing sense of stillness when it comes to sitting in a deer stand right before the sun comes up. That is, when my husband and I aren't goofing off, or being slap happy due to lack of sleep. The quiet is beautiful right before the birds wake and the squirrels are not scurrying around yet. There might be an owl hooting off in the distance, but the stillness of everything else is calming, and intense at the same time. As I watch the darkness turn to a soft gray, I always sit on the edge of my seat. Not just for the deer (although that is ALWAYS a bonus!) but because it's the exact moment when there's silence. Quiet. The night animals have already trudged off to bed, and the morning sits for just a few seconds. The woods are almost bursting at the seams, ready to wake up, and I absolutely love it.
Quiet is not one of my best qualities. When I need to be quiet, I most always run into something, my stomach will rumble, or I'll make an involuntary sound with my mouth. Even when I tiptoe, I somehow accidentally step on the loudest thing possible. I just can't seem to get the quiet thing down.
Same thing happens when it comes to praying. I just talk and talk and talk. It makes me wonder... am I having a conversation with God, or just with myself? I'm so guilty of the one-sided conversations with Him, content to get my piece said, and be on my merry way. And then I wonder why I feel alone during the day, not in tune with God, not hearing His voice or feeling His hand on my life. It's in those times I realize my mistake. And I feel a gentle nudge in my soul. A reminder to be still in His presence. Yes, I can still talk and talk and talk. I can share my heart with the Lord, and ask for His guidance. But then I need to be quiet. To sit and clear my mind of everything else and focus entirely on Him. And the result of giving Him that time is amazing, because that's when our hearts combine and the closeness I crave is found. In the stillness of His presence.
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him." Psalm 37:7a
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