Be Still And Know That I Am God

Hey there fellow bloggers and readers of same. You all know, I'm sure, what it's like to get a thought stuck in your head for days at a time. I sure do, and sometimes I never work out why a particular thought might choose to get stuck! Well, let me fill you in a little, history wise, and then I'll get to the thought.

Some time ago, I got the idea that God wants me to do some kind of 'mission work' when I retire. I guess I got the idea because I heard that some of our Cross Cultural Workers need someone to help to look after their children. So, I started thinking about retiring and going to Africa. If you have read my previous blogs, you will realise that I am fairly well equipped for the 'looking after children' part of the job. However, I have never been to any part of Africa and I have never actually done any professional child minding. Apart from that, I am fast approaching the last year of my 50's and I do have responsibilities within my Church that I enjoy doing. I also have family and great friends here and I will miss them dearly if I go away for any length of time.

Well, I didn't know what to do, except pray. I didn't feel any leading, one way or the other on what God wanted me to do, and so I asked family and friends to pray, for God to reveal His plan for my future. Now to get to the thought.

Psalm 46:10 says 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' The first part of that verse has been on my mind, in my mind and has virtually taken over my mind, for the past fortnight. In that time, I have felt more at peace than I have ever felt before. Nothing seems to worry me, nobody seems to upset me and I am perfectly at peace mentally. Instead of trying to anticipate God's will for my future, I have left it in His hands to let me know, in His perfect time, what He wants me to do.

People often ask me when I am going to retire and my answer used to be, ' When I turn 60'. Now, my answer is, 'That is up to God'. Some understand what I mean and, unfortunately, some just look at me as though I'm nuts. That's OK though because I know that my Heavenly Father has planned my future and who could ask for a better plan than His.

I do still have a very strong feeling that God's plan for me does involve 'mission', but when, where and whatever lay in His hands and I shall continue to 'Be still and know that He is God'.