Be Still
March 12, 2009 | T. Suzanne Eller
Be still…
Why is that simple command so hard for me? Maybe it is because I define stillness as nanoseconds of quietness, rather than 13 days of sitting, sleeping, and eating in a chair.
Being still seems to be the most difficult aspect of healing.
I want to clean my own house. I want to shower my own body. I want to walk, run, work out. Go to Lowes and look at flowering trees and annuals for my garden.
And yet here I sit. At least for five more days until the next X-ray. I tried last night to do something that may be I shouldn’t and I paid for it. So I dragged my feet and went back to the chair like a child who was walking into punishment.
Be still, Suzie. Let this thing work through and graft and heal. It will take time.
How often do we push God’s timing? We take matters in our own hands. We wrangle with it, and try to do what we cannot do at this stage, instead of allowing God to work from the inside out.
Be still. I will, God. I promise, but I need your help.
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Too often I push God’s timing! What happened? I remember breaking my leg, we had just moved. I decided in the beginning I was going to be content even though I laid there looking at stacks of boxes with two little ones running around. I was glad I had seen the possibility of 6 long weeks of discontent. It kept me from alot of anxiety.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:06 pmBeautiful post, Suzanne.
By the way, your hair looks great in this picture. Did Mr. Richard do it?
Blessings to you.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pmFunny- I often long for time to sit in my recliner, time to pray more, to read more, to study and write more…Today the kids are home (teacher’s workshops) and I don’t have to get them on the bus so I’m hanging out in my recliner for a few extra hours…that’s why I had time to check out your blog for the first time (came from P31 Devotional). I’m enjoying it immensely, but will soon have to get to the to-do list. I know that if I had no choice but to sit here, I too, would be anxious to be up and about. Ahh, contentment. Where do we find it? I could go on and on about that subject, but do have to get on with the day… I hope that you heal up quickly and I pray for contentment and inspiration from your time in the recliner!
March 20th, 2009 at 8:32 am