WEBVTT - A Prayer to Be Still

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<v Speaker 1>Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>where we help you find the words you need to

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<v Speaker 1>connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what is

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<v Speaker 1>happening in your life today, you can trust that God

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<v Speaker 1>wants to hear from you. Right after the short worked,

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<v Speaker 1>more sponsors will pray through today's prayer to be Still.

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<v Speaker 1>A prayer to be Still written by Kellie Logan read

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<v Speaker 1>by Carrie Eichberger. Be Still and Know that I Am God,

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm forty six, verse ten. When you want to see action,

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<v Speaker 1>the last logical thing to do would be to relax,

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<v Speaker 1>to be still, to pause. But what if that is

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<v Speaker 1>the most powerful action you can take. In the call

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<v Speaker 1>of Psalm forty six y ten to be still and

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<v Speaker 1>Know that I Am God. The phrase to be still

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<v Speaker 1>is rafa, which is a Hebrew word meaning to cease

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<v Speaker 1>or to relax. The next command after rafa is to

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<v Speaker 1>know YadA, which means to know, to have revelation, instruction,

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<v Speaker 1>or understanding. This YadA is met with a posture of

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<v Speaker 1>an open heart, open ears, and an eager readiness to

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<v Speaker 1>let God be God. He is able to do far

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<v Speaker 1>more than we can even ask or imagine, and often

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<v Speaker 1>when he wants to do a work with us or

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives. That work must begin within us to

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<v Speaker 1>be prepared and made ready. This focus and alertness to

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<v Speaker 1>what he will say sets the stage for what he

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<v Speaker 1>desires to do next. Elijah was a prophet of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>He had witnessed for himself remarkable miracles and mind bending

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<v Speaker 1>examples of God's power. But Elijah was still human, susceptible

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<v Speaker 1>to anxiety. When the news came that Queen Jezebel would

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<v Speaker 1>have his head, he fled in absolute fear, but he

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<v Speaker 1>also cried out to God for comfort and command. In

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<v Speaker 1>First Kings nineteen we are told that Elijah waited in stillness.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord said, go out and stand on the mountain

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<v Speaker 1>in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is

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<v Speaker 1>about to pass by. Hurricane force winds emerged, an earthquake ensued,

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<v Speaker 1>and a fire blazed. Yet God's voice was yet to

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<v Speaker 1>be heard. Despite the prolonged silence, Elijah waited upon the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>ever still. At last, in verse Kings nineteen twelve, the

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<v Speaker 1>word of the Lord came a gentle whisper. Through that

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<v Speaker 1>soft instruction came the play by play of what Elijah

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<v Speaker 1>was to do next. Instead, of relying on his own

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<v Speaker 1>understanding or reacting to what ifs he sought the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>even when he was shaken to his fleshly core. In

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<v Speaker 1>the same way, you may be met by a problem today,

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<v Speaker 1>a complication or circumstances that appear insurmountably difficult. But do

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<v Speaker 1>not lose heart. Be still before the Lord and wait.

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<v Speaker 1>It may not come instantly, and it may come in

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<v Speaker 1>such a way that you do not expect, but hold

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<v Speaker 1>firm and wait upon the Lord. He may move you

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<v Speaker 1>to act in a certain manner, to step beside so

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<v Speaker 1>that he can do a specific work, or he may

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<v Speaker 1>offer you wisdom for the path ahead, but know that

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<v Speaker 1>he can be trusted. Rest, relax, and cease striving as

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<v Speaker 1>you allow God to take the lead, for he knows

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<v Speaker 1>the way forward. Let's pray, Father, God. We pray today

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<v Speaker 1>for the person who struggles to be still in your presence.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether they are stirred by anxiety, are restless because they

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<v Speaker 1>want to see some action taken, or the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>slowing down feels foreign to them. Please meet them today

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<v Speaker 1>where they need. Your touch of peace, still them, comfort them,

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<v Speaker 1>and make them ready to hear what you have to say.

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<v Speaker 1>Next may they find that your presence is indeed the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest relief, the greatest retreat, and the greatest refuge there is.

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<v Speaker 1>And may they return to the safe haven that is

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<v Speaker 1>you whenever possible. May your presence not be a place

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<v Speaker 1>they run because life is hard, but sincerely because they

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<v Speaker 1>desire to know you, to spend time with you, and

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<v Speaker 1>to build a life closer to their Lord. As they

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<v Speaker 1>are in the quite of your spirit. May they be

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<v Speaker 1>met in perfect timing with all that is needed for

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<v Speaker 1>this day and the days to come. May trust be

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<v Speaker 1>fortified and hope renewed as they allow you to guide them,

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<v Speaker 1>keep them, and teach them in Jesus' name. Amen. Your

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