Busy times require a mandatory SLOW down!

Matt has been gone for a week and a half now and so much has happened since he left. Last week I was slammed with PTO obligations and in the middle of that, Julianna fell and broke her arm at school. We went to the orthopedic doc and waited forever. We got the cast on it and I was able to scoot out to the Women’s Conference for one of the sessions and the recap. I rushed home to hurry up to prepare for the Saturday afternoon rehearsal for the weekend services. [I'm REALLY missing Matt at this point!] God said to me, “slow down!” I sat down. He refreshed me in a way that I can’t really say has ever happened. I kept my focus on Him during the craziness. I can’t really explain why it [stopping to sit] made this HUGE impact on me…except that I was STILL. In the busyness and stress of life, while we glance His direction once or twice per day, it doesn’t really equivocate what stopping to hear Him does for us. At once, the scripture, “Be still and know that I am God” flooded me. I got it! I experienced it!

No matter what, busy times require a mandatory slow down. He does so much for calming to rush that we are overwhelmed by. He takes the mountains of trouble away. He brings comfort. He fills us up. He refreshes us. I’m so grateful that He loves me!