Be still

God said, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10)

Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me." (John 14:1)

This is the answer that God gave me to soothe my troubled heart yesterday night. I think I kinda got it. I began to be critical because I felt disappointed that even among Christians, God isn't always glorified, sometimes even neglected altogether; and I was troubled because somehow I feared that everything God stands for was going to be conquered, and I did not have the strength to swim against the tide.

But God tells me, "be still, and know that I am God". Oh how reassuring this is... I am sorry God that I have so little trust in You. If God is really God, then what is there to be afraid of? What God stands for - love, justice, forgiveness and kindness - can never be defeated; holding on to these, I can walk with heads held high, and I know I've already won. I don't need to be critical of other Christians, because I can trust God will do His work on them, and He is in control. Instead, I will seek God, and seek the love and wisdom I need to relate to people.

Psalm 27 it says,

"The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?
...
One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
He will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord."