[Early winters morning Southsea Beach]
This morning I was driving down the beach really early and I had to stop for a moment because the view was absolutely breathtaking! I actually can't believe how blessed I am to live in such a beautiful city, right on the sea. And this is full blown winter, but it looks absolutely gorgeous.
I love everything about this photo. But, one of the things I love most about it is how big and powerful the ocean is, yet how calm and still it is. Only a Great and Mighty God can do that. And it reminded me that through all the seasons of life, the good the bad, the busy, the mundane, the dreams, God is big and powerful and we need to be still IN HIM. I don't necessarily mean literally sitting still and doing nothing [although sometimes that is needed as we often get too busy to think]. But having a heart after His, being at peace in the core of our being and just trusting Him. God is the One who fulfills our dreams, it's not about people giving us opportunity, or trying to make stuff happen ourselves, but as we live out our daily activities with a heart that is STILL and surrendered to His, He will lead us and guide us into His perfect and good plan. As we rest and trust in Him and not in what we can do for Him, or what we can do to serve others, not that we shouldn't serve, serving is part of living the abundant life that God has for us. But our trust and confidence should be in WHOSE we are and not what we do. We need to know WHO HE IS. When we fully KNOW that, being still should come naturally.
"...BE STILL, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God..." [Psalm 46:10 AMP]. Love this verse!
I'm so glad I stopped the car this morning and breathed in the beauty of that moment, I could have carried on and then I would have missed it.
Be still, there's things in our day that are there to bless us, but we are often so busy looking for them that we actually miss them.
To add an extra blessing to my day, I received a beautiful necklace in the mail that says "Be Still". I think God may be trying to tell me something :)
