“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth!” Ps. 46:10

Being still is one of the hardest things for me. I just don’t do very well being idle. I’m always on the go, my mind is always racing, thinking of the next thing on my “to do” list. Even when I am “relaxing” by watching a movie at home, I keep my hands busy by crocheting, beadwork or some other type of craft project. I guess that I am just wired to be like the energizer bunny. However, even the bunny’s batteries wear down after a bit.

You may be the opposite of me and find it really easy to relax. However, even for those of you who can relax more naturally, you may find that it’s hard to do in this busy world that we live in. So many things vying for our time and energy. It can be really hard to re-charge our batteries.

This morning, on my way into the office, I caught a whiff of one of my favorite smells…beach air. Sometimes it is really powerful and other times more subtle. In that moment, I made the choice to stop for a few moments in the parking lot and just take a couple of deep breaths, inhaling that sweet beach air. It’s refreshing and re-energizing to me. In that moment I was reminded of a great God who made the ocean in all its glory. He loves me and He wants me to “be still” so that I can know that He is God.

I have to be intentional each day about slowing down, if even for a few minutes in a parking lot, to be refreshed by His Spirit. I have to be intentional to not let the rat race of this work swallow up my desire to know and be cared for by God. How can you take time today to “be still and know that He is God?