Hi Friends! About 8 months ago, the Lord impressed upon my heart to “be still”. After years and years of handling life at a breakneck speed, the call to “be still” feels a little foreign. However, the Bible talks about it, and therefore I want to study it in context! For months now, I’ve been meditating on some key passages that deal with a command for stillness (Psalm 46, Psalm 37, and Mark 4:35-41). Recently, I’ve begun putting the lessons I’m learning onto paper in the form of a Bible study. I know that I’m not the only one who might yearn for a better understanding of what “be still” means, so I just wanted to take a moment and see if anyone else is interested in taking some time to learn with me!

“Be Still: Reflecting on God’s Sovereignty”

Being still in our fast-paced world can be a challenge. There is always something or someone vying for our attention. It can be our family members, coworkers, or customers needing something from us. It can be the piles of laundry or dishes that never seem to be finished. Bills, our shopping lists, and the paperwork that comes with being a modern human, all follow us around. Then there is entertainment, or at least what our subconscious considers entertainment, lurking around every corner. Over-stimulation threatens to overtake us at any moment. 

We juggle and wrestle with all of those categories, but the silent attention hogs are often the most disruptive. Anxiety, hopelessness, baggage, shame, disappointment, and fear keep our minds busy even when our bodies are trying to rest. 

“Be still!”, I yell at myself, quoting the Bible as though those two little words will slow me down. Yet, even if I sit down for a while and ignore the physical items on my to-do list, that doesn’t stop the acrobatics in my mind. However, if I think being still is hard, being biblically still is even more of a challenge.

The Bible does, in fact, tell us to “be still”. That little phrase is sprinkled into our Christian lingo, and we encourage each other through quoting and paraphrasing it. I think that is fantastic! However, telling a hurting or anxious friend to “be still” may only help for a moment if they do not have a biblical foundation to rest on. Telling myself to “be still” will also not be very effective if I don’t know why or how I should. The things of the world, and the thoughts of the moment, will soon overpower that tiny two word phrase unless it has help to remain at the forefront of my heart. 

I want to learn how to be biblically still. I crave stillness, even though my life feels anything but still. I suspect many others do too. Whether life is busy or slow, our hearts are empty or full, I believe that every season is a season to “be still”. This study seeks to explore what it means to be still, and how to do it in a biblical way. We will look at three key passages and meditate on their richness. The hope is that having a firm foundation in the Lord and His Word will allow us to be still no matter what is trying to shake us.

What about you? Does a study like this interest you? If not, no worries! I’m just casting my net wide to see who it might bless. If you would like to do a study about being still, let me know some details by taking this survey below:

Thanks for reading, and I pray that you are reminded of God’s goodness today,

Amy 🙂