Surrender your anxiety!
Be silent and stop your striving and you will see that I am God.
I am the God above all the nations,
and I will be exalted throughout the whole earth. Psalm 46:10 TPT
It seems the more people I speak with, the more I hear the weariness that is being experienced by everyone with the length of the Covid-19 Virus. One of the biggest things that is weighing on people is the feeling of not knowing what is the truth. There are just so many facts that seem to change on a daily basis and they’re from professionals and experts, who in doing so put one another at odds. What are we supposed to do, who should we believe? They can’t all be right, but who is? The entire thing is just so unsettling. Where do we go for the truth? Will we ever have peace again?
What if I told you we could stop thinking about all these exhausting things and recharge ourselves. We can by spending some time in silence, no TV, radios, newspapers, internet, nothing, just you and God. When we allow ourselves to be still, we can actually stop thinking and give our minds a chance to rest and focus on the One who created us. Scripture tells us that He promises that if we seek Him, He will be found and we will experience peace in the midst of the storm. Reading Scripture, listening to worship music, spending time outside in nature all are ways that help us stop and know that He is God and He can begin to restore our overstressed minds and bodies.
I encourage you to take some time this week, it could be just 15 minutes or so to spend time in God’s presence. I’m sure you will find it odd at first, but the relaxation you’ll find for those few minutes will have you longing for more. As you learn to rest, you will also find yourself not being as anxious and fearful, you will begin to be restored and renewed in every way. This is the life that God longs for you to have, give Him the chance to show you what a loving and restorative God He is.
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