Be still and Know That I am God
My last entry was just a page on my original blog, but I have decided just to make a separate blog for these writings. Today Aunt Flow came so I decided to go for another run. It's a little windy today, but it felt good when I was running. For old times sake and for the lack of time I decided to run a route that is a little over two miles. This route is one of the very first runs I did in training for my first time running the Bryce. The run is basically just a long hill. Okay, so maybe it is really just a slight incline, but it's for a long time! For some reason this little hill always gets me. It kicks my butt every time. I think that's why I like it so much. The first time that I ran it I got about half way through and I had to start singing out loud. I sang "How Great Thou Art." I am sure that if anyone had seen me that day they would have thought I was crazy. They probably wouldn't have been too far off either.
Thankfully today I didn't have to start singing. I made it to the top of the hill, but had to stop because of the weird cramps I get sometimes when I run. As I was sitting there trying to breathe through these dumb cramps and watching all the people drive by and look at me like they should stop and ask if I need help, the thought came to me, "Be still and know that I am God." (D&C 101:16) I stopped wiggling in pain and focused my mind for a second on that thought. My cramps soon went away and for the rest of my run I thought about what the spirit had told me.
That phrase has brought me comfort in times of anxiety and uncertainty. I pondered on what it means to "be still." Laying around and waiting for the Lord to bless me crossed my mind, but that thought was quickly thrown out by the spirit. I thought of the scripture in D&C 123:17. "Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed." This led me to a talk by Elder Uchtdorf in May 2010. His talk is on patience, but I think that what he says applies and is maybe what it means to "be still." He said,
"...and know that I am God." That part of the phrase is so powerful. In Mosiah 4:9 King Benjamin says, "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend."
I was reminded today that although my future is uncertain to me God knows what is happening. He knows exactly what he is doing. My job is just to be diligent in the things he has asked me to do. "Be still and know that I am God."
Thankfully today I didn't have to start singing. I made it to the top of the hill, but had to stop because of the weird cramps I get sometimes when I run. As I was sitting there trying to breathe through these dumb cramps and watching all the people drive by and look at me like they should stop and ask if I need help, the thought came to me, "Be still and know that I am God." (D&C 101:16) I stopped wiggling in pain and focused my mind for a second on that thought. My cramps soon went away and for the rest of my run I thought about what the spirit had told me.
That phrase has brought me comfort in times of anxiety and uncertainty. I pondered on what it means to "be still." Laying around and waiting for the Lord to bless me crossed my mind, but that thought was quickly thrown out by the spirit. I thought of the scripture in D&C 123:17. "Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed." This led me to a talk by Elder Uchtdorf in May 2010. His talk is on patience, but I think that what he says applies and is maybe what it means to "be still." He said,
"Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can--working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"I love it! Being still is not just laying around, waiting for the Lord to bless me, it is doing everything in my power to keep the commandments and do all that the Lord asks me to do and then watching for his great arm of mercy to be revealed. On this particular run there are these rocks on the face of these red cliffs that look like tablets that the ten commandments were written on. Many times I look to these rocks when I run and focus on the strength of the word of God. The Lord truly reveals truth little by little, precept upon precept.
"...and know that I am God." That part of the phrase is so powerful. In Mosiah 4:9 King Benjamin says, "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend."
I was reminded today that although my future is uncertain to me God knows what is happening. He knows exactly what he is doing. My job is just to be diligent in the things he has asked me to do. "Be still and know that I am God."
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