In the Church world we talk a great deal about all we need to do as Believers. It is true that we need to practice our Faith in real tangible ways. Obedience is the true mark of faith. However, there are times when that "going" mentality can actually serve us badly. For example when we are instructed by the Lord to "stand still!" In the verse above the command goes out to "stand still". I must confess that I don't do too well standing still. I never did! As I view the church world today I'm not sure very many Christians do as well with standing still as they do with going forth. We like the activity of going with the drive to complete a task. It is exhilarating. In all honesty much of the church world is what my Grandmother would have called "fidgety." If you study the book of Exodus you get the idea that Israel sat or camped before the Lord a lot more than they moved before the Lord. A fidgety spirit is probably a symptom of a lack of faith on the part of the fidgety. A spirit of rest is a part of the foundation of our stance of faith. From our foundation up the rest in our feet will affect the success of our hands. There are a lot of "stand stills" in the Bible once you start searching them out. I'm learning (and I never stop learning) that I can only really stand still when I am standing in faith in the last instruction I heard from the Lord. It might have been a Bible verse, a quiet whisper heard in prayer or a word from another believer that rang the bell of Truth inside my heart.
Recently Teresa was given the diagnosis we all never want to hear. Oh, I have been there when many others heard that simple word. That simple word of cancer. As a supporter of others I have been there to pray and encourage. But when I heard it regarding Teresa it shook my spiritual equilibrium a little I must admit. It took about a day or two to regain a focus of faith. I don't mean that "regain" in a doing sense but in a "standing still" sense. Then after a few days I heard that small voice say, "there is nothing you need to do in this." I'm not sure I have ever heard those words in the face of a crisis before. In the past I have had "regrets", "I wish I had" and "I'm going to do more now" moments that bothered me and added to the load of the moment. This time I had this anointing to stand still. Now we are resting in His peaceful words of stand still and see! Where does this apply to you today? Just remember that the stand still in God's plan is always followed by , "and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes!"
