Learn to be still

A news reporter once found himself unprepared for an interview with Mother Teresa. It went a bit like this: 'When you pray,' asked the reporter, 'what do you say to God?' 'I don't say anything,' she replied. 'I listen.' He tried another angle. 'Well, ok...when God speaks to you, then, what does he say?' 'He doesn't say anything. He listens.' He looked bewildered. For an instant, he didn't know what to say. 'And if you don't understand that,' Mother Teresa added, 'I can't explain it to you.'

Here's a secret for how to understand what Mother Teresa meant! It's in the place of silence that the Holy Spirit takes the truths in the Bible and helps us to understand what they mean - how they fit in with our lives, where we need to change and how we can change.

As God transforms our heart to beat in time with his, our decisions fit in more with the heart of his plan and we begin to reflect his character. He will calm our emotions and relieve our mind. We'll discover new direction, freedom from worry and a fresh sense of peace.

So what now? Go ahead, try it. Open the Bible in a peaceful place and sit in quietness before him. In time, the Holy Spirit will illuminate a passage and it will come to life in your mind. Before you know it, the situation that's driving you mad will be seem less intense. As you learn to 'be still' in God's presence, your greatest problems will start becoming more manageable.

— SCRIPTURE —

'Be still, and know that I am God.' Psalm 46:10 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Isa 42-44, John 7:45-53, Ps 86, Pro 28:19-20