Be Still

I have just been reading this book,

I would recommend 

it to anyone,

seeking a closer,

more intimate walk

with

God.

I am actually not very well at the moment,

so, I am sitting in the garden,

reading this ( above) and it has been 

a good use of my time!

It is easy to read,

I am finding it easy to identify with

the author,

Joanna Weaver.

She is honest and real.

How easy it is to be like Martha,

in this busy world we live in!

How we need to learn fro Mary,

to take time

to 

sit at Jesus feet,

lapping up his 

words,

sitting in his

pressence.

Putting all else aside,

and choosing,

the better way.

Worship

instead of work.

The author Joanna Weaver

suggests that Martha,

opened her home to 

serve

Jesus,

but she missed the opportunity to

know

 Jesus.

Psalm 46:10 

 ¹⁰ "Be still, and know that I am God;

       I will be exalted among the nations,

       I will be exalted in the earth."

She used the illustration

that when we 

work

for the Lord,

instead of 

worshiping

Him,

It is like putting the 

cart before the horse!

Sure, the cart is of value,

but the Horse is of greater value!

For without the Horse,

we have to carry the cart alone,

and we become weary!

Matthew 11:28-29 

 ²⁸ Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

When we choose to

sit at His feet,

we are choosing

to listen to Him.

'A deeper friendship with God, is found, by showing up,

with a ready heart & being ready to receive'

We have all been given an invitation.

Maybe it's the first time we have 

realized this!

It reads:

..................................................

Dear Child,

I am the way, the truth and the Life.

( John 14:6)

I am inviting you 

to come and bring your burdens from Life,

lay them,

at my feet,

and find Rest for your souls.

Come and find Peace,

come and find Joy,

come and find 

Life!

Come and find friendship,

companionship,

counsel,

wisdom,

purpose,

Come!!

Love 

Jesus.

....................................

The trouble is, when we hit times of trouble,

times of doubt, times where we feel alone 

and unsure,

in these times we say to God,

"I need to Know...."

But God replies to us,

"No, you need to Trust!"

I identify with this so much!

I always want to know.

"How God will you turn this around?"

"How will this circumstance bring your Glory God?"

"How will you intervene Lord?"

Do you indentify?

Joanna compares these questions to 

Eve and the temptation

in the garden of Eden.

The needing to Know,

"Why doesnt God want me to eat that fruit?"

The same temptations exist today.

We would rather Know,

that to simply

Trust

&

Be still..

"Jesus loves you too much to give you what you want,

but instead He gives us what we need."

If you are going through things today,

that require trusting your creator and friend,

then take hope in these words.

1 Peter 5:7 (Amplified Bible)

⁷Casting the whole of your care (all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all) on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.

If you enjoyed this post,

then buy her book.

I am really enjoying it!

blessings,