Taken on Tulsa OK, Riverside walk. YASB Photography.
So… Have you ever encouraged people to the point you are more so encouraging yourself? I happened to me, this week… yes it did. It seems like I’ve been giving everyone this word all week it appears! But maybe God has been really speaking to my soul. So… it must be in my spirit for a really good reason. I decided then, to look it up..because my husband has taken on this new way of being and doing he calls: “Staying with the moment; not getting too far of himself, and not getting to far ahead of God.”
Well first, I looked up STILL in the dictionary and the word STILL meant” ‘ to be (current, to make motionless.)’
Whew, that just took me some place! In my book, Red Sea Situations, I wrote a chapter called ‘What’s Your Positional Stance?’ I recall several motionless nights…just siting there waiting on God. Not moving. No deciding, but waiting to hear his voice, look for an impression, let him decide my fate, etc… Then, I looked it up n the Hebrew language concordance to gather deep meaning… Being “Still” in the concordance means to: (relax, abate, withdraw, to let drop, refrain, or forsake.) Funny that I found words that pertain to such life-giving spiritual purpose. Intertwined with the words often my husband and I use to encourage one another: We always tend to say to each other:” Just Sit Back, relax and Enjoy the ride..” Because God is our pilot, and we are just co-piloting. Being Still… can be such a ” wonderful adjective”, yes, I said adjective! Because… “Being Still.” Takes active intention, and quite a bit of WORK! So… Be Still and listen to your little soul while you do…