Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your daily prayer,
Speaker 1: where we help you find the words you need to
Speaker 1: connect to your Father in Heaven. No matter what is
Speaker 1: happening in your life today, you can trust that God
Speaker 1: wants to hear from you. Right after the short worked,
Speaker 1: more sponsors will pray through today's prayer to be Still.
Speaker 1: A prayer to be Still written by Kellie Logan read
Speaker 1: by Carrie Eichberger. Be Still and Know that I Am God,
Speaker 1: Psalm forty six, verse ten. When you want to see action,
Speaker 1: the last logical thing to do would be to relax,
Speaker 1: to be still, to pause. But what if that is
Speaker 1: the most powerful action you can take. In the call
Speaker 1: of Psalm forty six y ten to be still and
Speaker 1: Know that I Am God. The phrase to be still
Speaker 1: is rafa, which is a Hebrew word meaning to cease
Speaker 1: or to relax. The next command after rafa is to
Speaker 1: know YadA, which means to know, to have revelation, instruction,
Speaker 1: or understanding. This YadA is met with a posture of
Speaker 1: an open heart, open ears, and an eager readiness to
Speaker 1: let God be God. He is able to do far
Speaker 1: more than we can even ask or imagine, and often
Speaker 1: when he wants to do a work with us or
Speaker 1: in our lives. That work must begin within us to
Speaker 1: be prepared and made ready. This focus and alertness to
Speaker 1: what he will say sets the stage for what he
Speaker 1: desires to do next. Elijah was a prophet of the Lord.
Speaker 1: He had witnessed for himself remarkable miracles and mind bending
Speaker 1: examples of God's power. But Elijah was still human, susceptible
Speaker 1: to anxiety. When the news came that Queen Jezebel would
Speaker 1: have his head, he fled in absolute fear, but he
Speaker 1: also cried out to God for comfort and command. In
Speaker 1: First Kings nineteen we are told that Elijah waited in stillness.
Speaker 1: The Lord said, go out and stand on the mountain
Speaker 1: in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is
Speaker 1: about to pass by. Hurricane force winds emerged, an earthquake ensued,
Speaker 1: and a fire blazed. Yet God's voice was yet to
Speaker 1: be heard. Despite the prolonged silence, Elijah waited upon the Lord,
Speaker 1: ever still. At last, in verse Kings nineteen twelve, the
Speaker 1: word of the Lord came a gentle whisper. Through that
Speaker 1: soft instruction came the play by play of what Elijah
Speaker 1: was to do next. Instead, of relying on his own
Speaker 1: understanding or reacting to what ifs he sought the Lord
Speaker 1: even when he was shaken to his fleshly core. In
Speaker 1: the same way, you may be met by a problem today,
Speaker 1: a complication or circumstances that appear insurmountably difficult. But do
Speaker 1: not lose heart. Be still before the Lord and wait.
Speaker 1: It may not come instantly, and it may come in
Speaker 1: such a way that you do not expect, but hold
Speaker 1: firm and wait upon the Lord. He may move you
Speaker 1: to act in a certain manner, to step beside so
Speaker 1: that he can do a specific work, or he may
Speaker 1: offer you wisdom for the path ahead, but know that
Speaker 1: he can be trusted. Rest, relax, and cease striving as
Speaker 1: you allow God to take the lead, for he knows
Speaker 1: the way forward. Let's pray, Father, God. We pray today
Speaker 1: for the person who struggles to be still in your presence.
Speaker 1: Whether they are stirred by anxiety, are restless because they
Speaker 1: want to see some action taken, or the idea of
Speaker 1: slowing down feels foreign to them. Please meet them today
Speaker 1: where they need. Your touch of peace, still them, comfort them,
Speaker 1: and make them ready to hear what you have to say.
Speaker 1: Next may they find that your presence is indeed the
Speaker 1: greatest relief, the greatest retreat, and the greatest refuge there is.
Speaker 1: And may they return to the safe haven that is
Speaker 1: you whenever possible. May your presence not be a place
Speaker 1: they run because life is hard, but sincerely because they
Speaker 1: desire to know you, to spend time with you, and
Speaker 1: to build a life closer to their Lord. As they
Speaker 1: are in the quite of your spirit. May they be
Speaker 1: met in perfect timing with all that is needed for
Speaker 1: this day and the days to come. May trust be
Speaker 1: fortified and hope renewed as they allow you to guide them,
Speaker 1: keep them, and teach them in Jesus' name. Amen. Your
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