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    Stillness

    July 11, 2018

    Have you had any “still waters” moments lately?

    Stanton Lanier shares that this quest has taught him to seek progress rather than perfection. Life’s activities and distractions are abundant not some of the time, but all of the time. Regardless of your season in life, below are five steps he found helpful in finding still waters, and receiving the benefits of stillness.

    1. Stop. For some, unplug might be the better word. Put your phone down. Step away from the computer. Turn the television off. Begin to practice three short “stop” moments: after waking in the morning, sometime during the day, and in the evening before going to sleep.

    2. Be Still. This can look different, depending on how you are wired. You might physically be still reading in a chair, or praying as you sip coffee or tea on your patio. You might mentally be still resting your mind during a walk, jog, or swim. You might enjoy stillness alone or together.

    3. Listen. Allow for moments of pause, to listen in silence. Try exercising without any video, music, audiobooks, or podcasts. Listen to your breathing, the birds singing, the breeze blowing. Composing and listening to instrumental music has helped me listen differently too.

    4. Meditate on Scripture. Use a short verse to repeat in your head and absorb into your heart. For example, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8). “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything give thanks” (Philippians 4:6). Ask God to speak into your life during these first four steps.

    5. Live by Faith. Enriched through “still waters” moments, he found himself more able to trust, believe and hope in God’s promises to lead, restore, guide, comfort and prepare him in the midst of life’s activities and distractions. Living by faith integrates stillness and action, being and doing.

    Which of the above could benefit you most today?

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