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“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth” (Psalm 46:10, NASB).
My family used to say I came out of the womb running. Here and there, to and from, my legs carried me with the speed of lightning. It didn’t matter where I was, what I was doing, or where I was going, the pace I lived at was fast, quick, and speedy.
In my teens and early twenties, I had a twelve-color-coded calendar to show for it. In between dance practice, running, college classes, small groups, Church, worship team, and three jobs, I didn’t know it then, but I was on the fast-access pass to burnout. And in the meantime, I was living for tomorrow without first living for today.
Psalm 46, originally written as a song, reminds us that despite the turmoil we may face in this life, God is God, and He’s in control. Why does that matter to those of us who are always running? It matters because I want to ask you why you run. Or more specifically, if you’re running to or from something.
Many of us, even if we’d rather not admit it, find ourselves busy, frantic, and running most days. We aren’t running to something, but we’re running from the still small moments for fear we will miss the big ones. Maybe like me, you’re moving at an unsustainable pace because you don’t know how to be still. You’re afraid of stillness, calm, serene situations. Not because you don’t want to embrace them, but because you don’t know how.
