Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery
What if someone asked you how to find God? How would you answer? You might be asking yourself that question or perhaps don’t know anyone to ask. If so, here are some thoughts that might help. They come from a profoundly insightful yet simple little verse from Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.”
I have discovered that most people who do not know God have “stillness issues.” That doesn’t mean those who know God aren’t busy or experience stress. It’s just that there is too much chaos, distractions and hurry in life. Let me illustrate with some words from a man who set out on a voyage alone across the Atlantic. He said, “I don’t remember thinking deeply about who I was or my few problems in a conscious or analytical way. But a clearer, disappointing sense of myself emerged. Looking back, that voyage marked the beginning of resolve in my life.”
To find God doesn’t take a voyage, but it does take focus. Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” All of us have ears, but some never hear. We will never find God unless we determine to find God and devote energy to the process. Stillness means reflection. It calls for honest evaluation. It’s not possible to hear every other voice out there and God at the same time. You must ask and answer the question, “Am I who and what I want to be for the rest of my life?” Finding God begins with getting a true sense of self.
Yet stillness and even reflection does not mean I know God. It is just a facilitator. Stillness allows us to hear what God is saying. The Bible says we can “know He is God.” We find the voice speaking in our stillness is God and it is what we need. We discover He really wants us to know Him. He reveals His love in spite of our unworthiness. We come to know the ruler of the universe is the same One who loved us enough to send Jesus to die for our sins.
If you are having trouble knowing God, check out your “stillness issues.” Whether you know God or not, being still always opens the heart to find more truth about the nature of our God.
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