Let it Be

Over the years I have had to train my mind to slow it's racing pace by catching a word and dwelling on it. You see, I am plagued with one of those brains that race with pictures and words 24/7. It never rest! When I want to go to sleep I have to visualize a blank screen being drawn down very slowly. While the screen is descending, I have to talk myself into silence. A few months ago I tried a new method. I decided to choose the Psalm that coincides with my age and memorize it. Now, I say my nightly prayers and quote that Psalm until sleep overtakes me. The Psalm is number 46.

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.......

As I studied and memorized this chapter, I encouraged myself to repeat it's words as animated as a child. During the day I even use hand motions for the mountains and the sea.

"Therefore will NOT we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."

Sometimes as I am drifting off to sleep, I will catch myself on certain words or phrases and awaken a few hours later with those words still rolling around in my head. One such phrase is in verse 10.

"Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."

For someone with the racing mind syndrome, one of the most difficult things to do is to "BE STILL" or let be. I want an answer NOW so I race through thoughts and try, most of the time in vain, to find a solution. I am learning, through my continued focus on this chapter and practicing turning my thoughts to the Creator, that busying the mind is one of the fleshes devices of self preservation. We think we have the answer. We want to figure it out. So, we will do anything and everything to stay busy in thought or action until we think we have the solution. Often we are very wrong!

The second phrase in verse 10 tells us what the results of being still will bring. God will not share his glory with us. He wants to reveal it to us and through us but he can't as long as we think we have any part in it. Sometimes all he needs us to do is to sit down and shut up. Find a place today to sit and turn it off and let's begin learning how to "Let it Be."